assail

Example Sentences

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Musk found that cartoonist’s tweet and called his ban “insane,” inspiring his followers to assail r/comics.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025

He at once promised to bring back “order” at the border while also vowing not to assail migrants in the manner of Mr. Trump and his allies.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Continued generations of teachers, missionaries, and lay Buddhists used his teachings to assail the Brahmanist-based caste system.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Whatever Truss, 47, might have envisioned for the start of her premiership, it certainly would not have been the combined challenges — and heavy pressure — that now assail her.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2022

‘All is vain, you say, if he has the Ring. Why should he think it not vain to assail us, if we have it?’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien