air raid
Example Sentences
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The round the clock attacks have forced people to head for shelter as many as 13 times a day, with air raid alerts lasting from a few minutes to nearly four and a half hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In the seven days from Thursday 27 August, Kyiv endured 76 air raid alerts.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In another official building across town, violin notes mixed with air raid sirens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“There was very little time between the air raid alert and the explosions,” Petrov said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A shrill sound pierced the air, and at first Olanna thought it had come from the radio before she realized it was the air raid alarm.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
