air raid
Example Sentences
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President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Wednesday that Russia had been preparing for a "massive attack", urging people to heed air raid alerts.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Bahrain's interior ministry also said that its air raid sirens had sounded and urged citizens and residents to head to "the nearest safe place".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Marines were dropped into Beirut and Grenada, and finally, details how the U.S. launched air raid attacks on Libya in 1986.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Just hours after the agreement was announced, air raid alarms sounded in northern Israel with a "suspicious aerial target" identified without causing any casualties.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
A uniformed air raid warden starts blowing his whistle, windmilling his arm, directing people toward an open doorway in a stone building.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
