surprise attack
Example Sentences
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The talks were due to continue the following week; Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a surprise attack on a Saturday.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
The pair arrived in the country just months before the Yom Kippur war in 1973, when a surprise attack by Egypt and Syria overran Israel’s front line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
If Venezuela or any other country launched a surprise attack on the United States, I wouldn’t want the courts to monkey-wrench our prompt response.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
And from there he made an audacious, surprise attack into Turn One and grabbed the lead, before spending the rest of the race holding the Ferrari at bay with a masterclass of defensive driving.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024
They defended Belen from a surprise attack, saving the city from a foe that should have overwhelmed them.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
