air strike

Example Sentences

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They were thought to have been the result of an air strike.

From BBC

Last week, an air strike hit a commercial vehicle near Zalingei in Central Darfur, damaging nearby UN vehicles.

From Barron's

Kennedy wanted a unanimous recommendation, but the team was divided between advising a blockade or an air strike.

From Literature

A blockade was better than an immediate air strike, which could lead so quickly to all-out war.

From Literature

But that would give the Soviets time to fire whatever missiles the air strike had missed.

From Literature