ambush
Example Sentences
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She told the trial, being overseen by judge Mr Justice Bennathan, that Khan was the victim of an "ambush".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
ADEN, Yemen — The ambush spot was good: Single-lane street, just enough space to overtake.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Species that feed on invertebrates, forage along the bottom, or rely on ambush strategies to catch prey also showed higher rates of contamination compared with other fish.
From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026
Syrian authorities last week blamed the ambush on a member of Syria’s security forces who they said was set to be fired for holding extremist views.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
This ambush patrol was different than the first one we had been on near the cemetery.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary lists containing ambush
Animal Farm
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