assaulted

Example Sentences

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In many of the cases, Bis said, the claimants impeded or assaulted agents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The agency’s spokesperson added that any allegations that agents assaulted Bazan “are FALSE.”

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Former footballer Joey Barton and a second suspect have been charged after a man was assaulted near a golf club.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Sollenberger found that the woman who alleged Trump sexually assaulted her was interviewed by the FBI at least four times, but the public Epstein files only mention one of those interviews.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

For while our noses and lungs feasted on nature’s goodness, our eyes were assaulted by evidence of her savagery.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson