salvo

Example Sentences

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Instead, the federal agency redoubled its efforts, with the latest salvo a “letter of impending enforcement” issued Tuesday and accompanied by a statement from U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

But Harper's salvo proved to be in vain as Venezuela regained the lead in the ninth inning, punishing a shaky performance from US reliever Garrett Whitlock to clinch victory.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

But Scotland scored 40 unanswered points after falling behind against France last week and they were unmoved by Ireland's early salvo as they expertly navigated 19 phases before Graham scampered clear in the corner.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Mykyta Rozhkov, a director at Frontline Robotics and the top Ukrainian executive at the joint venture with Quantum, recalled how his company’s production facility was targeted by a salvo of 14 Russian Shahed drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

The full and better-recorded salvo came late in 1800 and early in 1801, during the debate in the House of Representatives over the presidential deadlock between Burr and Jefferson.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis