attacking

Example Sentences

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Instead of attacking the reflected image, the octopuses needed to figure out where the stimulus was actually located and move toward it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

After attacking four people at two factories in Fukushima on Tuesday, the bear took shelter inside one of the buildings, local media reported.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“So you need to be really patient instead of attacking the pin. So I really try to follow what my caddie says.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

France have a breathtaking array of attacking options but Dembele is likely to be a regular and could easily compete with compatriot Mbappe for the boot.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

So had he been wrong in assuming that the large creature now attacking Twitch was a great black-backed gull?

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el