strafing

Example Sentences

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Hemsley and his fellow insurance CEOs also recently faced down testy members of Congress in two House hearings, taking a critical strafing from lawmakers of both parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The rain blew harder, strafing the windows, and as brother and sister talked, at times teasing one another, they suggested they were learning that life comes in increments of loss and renewal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

He would often try to drive me away, come strafing and threatening, and an alarming thing about that is their flight is completely silent.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

Medvedev came out blazing, strafing the court with forehand blasts and a barrage of aces.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2021

There was going to be air cover—dive- bombers and Hellcats on strafing runs, and B-24s from out of the Ellice Islands, right up to the point of attack.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson