assaulted

Example Sentences

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A retrial jury has been discharged after it failed to reach verdicts over allegations that two brothers assaulted a police officer at Manchester Airport.

From BBC • May 20, 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

Moran told officers that she didn’t know the whereabouts of the individual who assaulted her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

An onslaught of smells assaulted her at once, a coppery tang thick in the air, but other smells too, ones she didn’t like.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray