air raid
Example Sentences
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A column of black smoke has been seen near Riyadh's international airport hours after air raid alerts were issued in the Saudi capital.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
A BBC Verify analysis of government figures found Kyiv is now suffering more daily air raid alerts than at any time since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the seven days from Thursday 27 August, Kyiv endured 76 air raid alerts.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In the Gulf, air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain and also Kuwait, where authorities said an Iranian drone set off a blaze at a residential complex.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
An air raid had shattered all the louvers in the windows of the theater and the evening breeze blew some of the actors’ words away.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
