attacked

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday a commercial tanker was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman, where Iran has attacked before.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

This may seem odd, given that the men attacked a mosque.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Relations were severed a year later after protesters attacked Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northwestern city of Mashhad, following Riyadh's execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The finals day of the World Surf League's New Zealand Pro event was paused after a photographer was attacked in the water by a sea creature that organisers believe was a shark or sea lion.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

They weren’t mutinies in the sense that soldiers attacked their officers, but were more like workmen’s strikes, in which entire units refused to return to the trenches or take part in new attacks.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman