sneak attack

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President Biden on Wednesday met privately with families of Americans being held hostage by Hamas since its sneak attack in Israel on Oct.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

“It was a sneak attack in the dark of night,” Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny said at a news conference Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

This was the spyware’s superpower: the sneak attack.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

So an anticipated return morphed into a sneak attack.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2020

Was he planning a sneak attack on me?

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie