assailant

Example Sentences

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The sheriff said the assailant appeared to be alone in the vehicle and police dogs were checking the car for explosives.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

She said the assailant had a local accent, with a trace of another, and a shiny hairless chest.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The assailant, identified as Anthony Kazmierczak, had the sort of online posting history that you would expect and had told a neighbor that he might be arrested at an upcoming Omar event.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2026

U.S. and Syrian forces didn’t identify the assailant who was killed by Syrian forces or describe his motivations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Both he and the men in the store had spent the entire day hunting for Emma Lee’s assailant in the brush and swamplands of the beach.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy