assault

Example Sentences

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They had deliberated around four hours, a good spell on a case that had only two witnesses and a video of the alleged assault that prosecutors played repeatedly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The U.S. launched a furious aircraft-and-missile assault on Kharg focused on eliminating its military installations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

This crew - smallish in number but sufficiently large to assault the eardrums of the management and players - are an odd bunch.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Still, the USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship carrying around 3,500 Marines and sailors, arrived in the Middle East on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

England had already conquered Wales and Scotland, but before its assault on Ireland it had never attempted to replace such a large Indigenous population with settlers.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz