assailing

Example Sentences

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Horvath, 43, has been one of the mayor’s most outspoken critics over the past year, assailing her record on homelessness and last year’s Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

GM went full speed ahead, pouring money into national ad campaigns assailing things like men eating tofu.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

For his part, Fauci—a veteran of numerous appearances before Congress—held his ground, assailing accusations made against him as “seriously distorted,” “absolutely false,” and “simply preposterous.”

From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2024

The bad feelings escalated after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh, with Moscow assailing Pashinyan in harsh language that hadn’t been heard before.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

“Well, thank God Miss Annie has left for a while. Now perhaps I can play my lute without her rasping denunciations assailing me from across the alley.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole