air raid
Example Sentences
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A low, pulsing electronic tone on the platform interrupts her, announcing the next air raid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
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
When another air raid began, some students at the Drahomanov Ukrainian State University in central Kyiv headed underground; others stayed chatting on the street, such is the normality of these 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 warden stands on the roof of a building across the street, scanning the sky through binoculars.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
