sally

Example Sentences

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The Uber initiative is the latest sally in a long war pitting plaintiffs and their lawyers against businesses, with legal fees as the battleground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

“Plainclothes agents have been embedded in transport vans, sally ports, processing areas, and detention cells to gather important tactical intelligence and or information,” a document on Benchwarmer reads.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

As with the adoption of Casual Fridays, the first sally in the contemporary battle for comfort, there remains confusion as to what exactly constitutes acceptable office attire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Chess, by and large, is a war game played by nonmartial people who would have trouble identifying the business end of an M16 or explaining the difference between an embrasure and a sally port.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

I did not wait for his retort, hearing only the laughter that greeted his sally, but went out to speak to the drummer.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya