broadside
Example Sentences
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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
A speeding Dodge Ram had run a red light, broadsided a Honda Accord and caused it to hit a tow truck, police said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024
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
In 2011, he broadsided the industry with a now-famous manifesto on the future of entertainment that, to many, came across as a blistering critique of Hulu’s corporate ownership.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2021
From the earliest moment that the dew would permit operations until the stooks stood eerie and indistinct in the thickening dusk the boys broadsided their two binders into the ranks of the standing grain.
From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.
