assault
Example Sentences
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“They make an all-out assault, exhaust a lot of energy and money, and nothing ever significantly changes, except for a token gesture here and there.”
From Los Angeles Times
Reyna is among more than 100 people who have been charged since June for alleged assaults on agents or interference with immigration enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite Russian air superiority and numerical advantages, Ukrainian forces and local volunteers slowed, halted and ultimately rolled back Russia’s assault on the capital.
Though several Ukrainian military officials have noted other periods of reduced intensity in Russian assaults due to the bitter cold.
From Barron's
Other cases against protesters accused of assaulting or impeding federal officers have also fallen apart.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
