air raid
Example Sentences
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The air raid warnings are less frequent - with improved intelligence and detection.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
An air raid alert was triggered during the night across the entire country.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
Blasts were heard over Jerusalem after air raid sirens sounded, with sirens also heard in Bahrain, home to a US fleet, and in the Jordanian capital Amman.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
John Henry, 71, from Northampton, who is on holiday with his family, was at a shopping centre when they got an air raid alert.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Every night I pulled the black air raid curtains to and read on and on, huddled close to our bedroom lamp.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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