attack
Example Sentences
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Milei says he manages his own account and spends hours each day reposting supporters who act as both cheerleaders and attack dogs for the wild-haired libertarian.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Not that I empathize with canceled comics who posture as if they’re victims under attack, but it would do this country good if it could occasionally share a laugh.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
To put that in to perspective, dying of a shark attack in a lifetime has odds of one in 4.3 million, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History, home to the shark attack register.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“He constantly reacts as if he’s under attack, which triggers an irritability he can’t control and doesn’t even want to control,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The Japanese military have several reasons to attack Pearl Harbor and the Philippines in quick succession.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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