ambush

Example Sentences

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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Sunday’s ambush near Balor in Baluchistan province, but Pakistani Taliban and small separatist groups have claimed similar attacks in the past.

From Seattle Times

Ticks are “ambush predators,” explained Stephen Rich, a public health entomologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

From Seattle Times

A witness to Thursday’s attack who requested anonymity out of fear said the attack had been an ambush.

From Seattle Times

Bobcats are strict carnivores and ambush predators, so they use vegetation to hide and catch rodents or other small mammals.

From Los Angeles Times

The violence followed the killing of four Israelis in a Hamas gun ambush.

From Reuters