assault

Example Sentences

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During the umbrella assault trial in October, prosecutors provided no evidence of any injuries.

From Los Angeles Times

"Last week we highlighted that in the last 12 months there were more than 2,500 assaults on members of our police service," he said.

From BBC

In the days after the assault, police spoke with the parents of the teens involved and fielded numerous phone calls, e-mails and videos from the scene submitted by the community as calls for accountability intensified.

From Los Angeles Times

"I was a serving soldier. I had regular access to assault rifles, pistols, machine guns, sniper rifles. At no point there was there any risk or threat to the public."

From BBC

Rajab echoed the thoughts of residents, analysts and aid workers who see in Israel’s assault a larger plan to recast the camps as ordinary city neighborhoods, not refugee havens.

From Los Angeles Times