broadside

To those in Griffin’s milieu, or who aspire to be, the video was a distasteful and even dangerous broadside against the city’s wealthy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Days before filing his lawsuit, Sun issued a lengthy broadside against WLF on X, labeling the firm “World Tyranny” Financial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

There was no immediate reaction to the broadside from Downing Street, where aides insist Sir Keir has acted in the British national interest, with a sense of where British public opinion is.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

If he finds it to his benefit to launch another broadside against Petro, he won’t hesitate to do it.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

Adam had seen and studied a fine color broadside which set forth the valley as that region which heaven unsuccessfully imitated.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

According to police, the Toyota Camry was attempting to make a left turn from West 78th Street to Crenshaw Boulevard when it was broadsided by the driver of the black BMW.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, here was a drama about humans living in a galaxy far, far away, broadsided by an enemy they didn’t take seriously enough.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

“Yeah,” Mr. Macron mumbled, before being broadsided by a bunch of other questions.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

His wife Neilia and 13-month-old daughter Naomi died after their car was broadsided while they were en route to pick up a Christmas tree.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2021

Mother, I see some very interesting persons here—a young master’s mate, who was on the Hatteras, when surprised and broadsided by the Alabama, Capt Semmes—he gave me a very good acc’t of it all—then Capt.

From The Wound Dresser A Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion by Walt Whitman

It slid off the end of the runway, broadsiding a steel tower that held landing lights.

From Time Magazine Archive

They blew past two of the plesios, Missy clobbering one with her tail and broadsiding the other, sending it and its riders collapsing into the water.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Around and around she veered, broadsiding with astonishing accuracy, and knocking the spars about like a foot-ball team kicking a ball.

From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Charles Haven Ladd Johnston

Byng's Sea-fight, done with due dexterity of manoeuvring, and then with due emphasis of broadsiding, decisive of that absurd War, and almost the one creditable action in it, dates itself 10th August, 1718.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 by Thomas Carlyle

All he asked of anybody, by God! was to be let alone, though this broadsiding of defenseless people made him sick at the stummick, it did.

From Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas by Lloyd Osbourne