ambush
Example Sentences
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Given its massive build, the snake was likely slow-moving and relied on ambush tactics, similar to modern anacondas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
ADEN, Yemen — The ambush spot was good: Single-lane street, just enough space to overtake.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Species that feed on invertebrates, forage along the bottom, or rely on ambush strategies to catch prey also showed higher rates of contamination compared with other fish.
From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026
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
The teeth sucked up the light, and darkness closed around Tayo with an ambush of voices in English and Japanese.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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Animal Farm
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