assault
Example Sentences
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O’Hara said he believed there was a broom and snow shovel at the scene of the shooting and that at least one person might have assaulted federal law-enforcement officers.
French politicians across the divide have been up in arms against the deal, which they view as an assault on the country's influential farming sector.
From Barron's
I’m continually assaulted by images of the Kardashians, the ultimate hot-mom clan, who’ve set the bar for the rest of us plebs, showing off their sculpted figures and eerily frozen faces.
“I did not resist, I did not impede or assault any agent,” Retes said.”What happened to me that day was not a misunderstanding.
From Los Angeles Times
"When there is no consent there is assault," she posted on social media.
From BBC
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