attack
Example Sentences
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The weak military lacks advanced air-defense systems and missile capabilities, and possesses only a handful of attack planes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Those teams featured dominating pass rusher Chris Jones, so McDuffie knows how a player such as Garrett enables the defense to “flip the script” and attack offenses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
All-out attack is rarely a winning recipe in US Opens, but at the Riviera Country Club it very nearly paid off for Charley Hull.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Tehran called the attack a "warning" after strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
I can’t attack these pups, can’t grab them by the scruff and shove their noses into a rodent hole, can’t make them do anything.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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