sneak attack
Example Sentences
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They know that a full-out nuclear war would end civilization, so the risk isn’t so much a purposeful sneak attack by one country against one or two of the others, it’s a miscalculation.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
“It’s definitely great to have all those different options, and it allows us to kind of have a sneak attack effect on different teams,” Masonius said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023
Moss was dressed all in black to hide his identity as he pretended to be a camera man and helped sidekick Happy Corbin sneak attack Kevin Owens.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
But first, he had to reckon with popular perceptions of the prepper type: rural, deeply conservative and paranoid to an extreme, readying their bunkers for a nuclear sneak attack or the Book of Revelation.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2020
My potential for arrogance made a sneak attack on me.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
