sally
Example Sentences
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The Uber initiative is the latest sally in a long war pitting plaintiffs and their lawyers against businesses, with legal fees as the battleground.
From Los Angeles Times
“Plainclothes agents have been embedded in transport vans, sally ports, processing areas, and detention cells to gather important tactical intelligence and or information,” a document on Benchwarmer reads.
From Salon
As with the adoption of Casual Fridays, the first sally in the contemporary battle for comfort, there remains confusion as to what exactly constitutes acceptable office attire.
She and her brood live high up in the trees, jumping from branch to branch and occasionally making exploratory sallies on the ground.
From Salon
The daisy over his shoulder, he sallied back toward his wife, very pleased with himself.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
