assault

Example Sentences

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Inside, some people had brought prams, others, who were reservists, their assault rifles while some began praying in a small group.

From Barron's

It took an individual actor just a month after their initial breach to carry out the assault, according to Gambit.

From MarketWatch

Before his death, Shah Alam had been in local police custody for nearly a year on assault and weapons charges related to an incident in which two police officers were injured, according to police.

From BBC

Seitz said the men had assaulted him, and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and deputies had violated his civil rights, inflicted emotional stress, defamed him and conspired to keep the matter quiet.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Turley describes the Philadelphia mob’s 1779 assault on the home of James Wilson—what would come to be known as the Fort Wilson riot.

From The Wall Street Journal