blitzkrieg

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the Nazis pushed across the western steppes in their blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union.

From Seattle Times

For this Olympiad, held in India for the first time, organisers have been running a publicity blitzkrieg.

From BBC

The recent attacks appeared to differ, military analysts said, from Russia’s earlier tactics in the war, such as its failed blitzkrieg on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and then its concentrated, weekslong bombardment of major regional cities.

From New York Times

Parallel to his stuttering invasion of Ukraine, Putin has conducted a highly effective blitzkrieg against what remains of political freedoms in Russia, turning his regime from highly authoritarian to near-totalitarian almost overnight.

From Washington Post

In a speech to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Friday, Mr. Putin insisted that the West’s “economic blitzkrieg” of Russia “had no chance of success.”

From Washington Times