blitzkrieg

Example Sentences

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But if Mr. Putin planned a blitzkrieg to decapitate Ukraine in short order, the impact of his plan with reality has been confounding.

From New York Times

In part, he may have wanted to keep the West off balance, to prevent it from taking aggressive action to defend Ukraine against Putin’s blitzkrieg drive to take over the country.

From Seattle Times

"On the contrary, they are trying to set up a blitzkrieg in Donbas," he said.

From BBC

The Nazis were not this flippant and jovial before they sent a blitzkrieg into Poland in 1939, but this is a new era.

From Seattle Times

The world will shudder if the tank and missile assault begins, as we witness a weak country confronting a blitzkrieg, alone.

From Washington Post