assault
Example Sentences
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“We’re under assault,” Commissioner Ivory said at a press conference External link on the operation.
From Barron's
Moran told officers that she didn’t know the whereabouts of the individual who assaulted her.
From Los Angeles Times
At the same time, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Wednesday that she was "on the ground in Minneapolis" and the justice department had "arrested 16 Minnesota rioters for allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement".
From BBC
Much of the assault’s success was the result of Arab tribal forces, who were once loyal to the SDF, switching sides to back the government.
Attorney General Pam Bondi was in Minneapolis Wednesday, where immigration officials arrested several people for assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers, she said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
