assail

Example Sentences

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More recently, as China assailed Japan, text messages and photos that Taiwan officials said came from the Chinese military spread the claim that Takaichi had been bribed by Taiwanese diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal

Markets were assailed by a trio of disruptive forces this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the document assails America’s friends across the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Means has assailed American agriculture firms and claimed pesticides and the Roundup weed-killer are increasing chronic illness.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whenever ministers defend the status quo in the House of Commons, they are assailed on all sides by MPs calling for recognition.

From BBC