attack

Example Sentences

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At the hospital outside General Santos, Lourdes Camia said she believed her brother-in-law, who was being treated for a heart attack, was safer outside -- despite the heat.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The weak military lacks advanced air-defense systems and missile capabilities, and possesses only a handful of attack planes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Those teams featured dominating pass rusher Chris Jones, so McDuffie knows how a player such as Garrett enables the defense to “flip the script” and attack offenses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The Israeli ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, wrote on X: "No self-respecting country in the world would tolerate such an attack, and neither will Israel."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

This confused Handsome, since it sounded as if he were under attack, while at the same time, the puffin had actually cleared space for him to move.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el