attack dog
Example Sentences
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While Blanche’s predecessors in the No. 2 spot kept lower profiles and managed the Justice Department’s day-to-day operations largely behind the scenes, he is often a vocal and visible attack dog.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Their partnership and an Ashes battle may be what is needed to relight the fire inside England's Bazball attack dog in chief.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
He drew occasional laughter in the courtroom with self-deprecating quips about his lack of financial acumen, in a contrast to the sharp-edged persona he has cultivated as his father's political attack dog.
From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2023
His reputation as a self-promoting attack dog in Ohio’s legislature preceded him.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
The vice president had a reputation for being President Nixon’s attack dog and skewering political opponents as “nattering nabobs of negativism,” “vicars of vacillation” and “pusillanimous pussyfooters.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023
