ambush

Example Sentences

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From a rain-soaked Kandahar airbase we watched Romanian troops edge nervously out on patrol in their Soviet-era armoured vehicles, wary of the next ambush.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Maybe Buffalo is a team of destiny, but this feels like an ambush in waiting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Syrian authorities last week blamed the ambush on a member of Syria’s security forces who they said was set to be fired for holding extremist views.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

In one case, human footprints appear alongside deer tracks created at the same time, supporting the idea of pursuit or ambush activity within the dune environment.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

Late at night, when the Greenies were out on ambush, the whole rain forest seemed to stare in at them—a watched feeling—and a couple of times they almost saw her sliding through the shadows.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien