assault

Example Sentences

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They have not won a single assault case at trial so far.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The U.S. launched a furious aircraft-and-missile assault on Kharg focused on eliminating its military installations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Still, the USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship carrying around 3,500 Marines and sailors, arrived in the Middle East on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Reitzes also thinks the company’s Office lineup, which includes products like Word and Excel, is “arguably under assault from AI and pressures on seats.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

We got fragments of information from time to time and pieced together that the Allies had landed at Normandy and were mounting an assault in the west.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson