assail
Example Sentences
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I watched this, sitting two rows behind Trump, as he turned and walked out to face the cameras and assail the process that had brought him there.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2025
Go ahead, criticize the Biden administration and assail its record.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024
The problem is that Walz's cheery Midwestern normalcy has an authenticity to it that's hard to assail.
From Salon • Aug. 29, 2024
And once Catherine’s cancer was revealed, British media were quick to assail their counterparts across the pond, accusing American tabloids and media figures of recklessly amplifying the more outlandish rumors.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024
‘All is vain, you say, if he has the Ring. Why should he think it not vain to assail us, if we have it?’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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