attacked

Example Sentences

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The 39-year-old man died from a critical head injury after he was attacked while spearfishing at Kennedy Shoal, an offshore reef, Queensland police said.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Public attention was stirred by the story of how Stephen Pleaston saved it from the flames when the British attacked Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Public records show that Cuban officials have said that they attacked the planes only after trying via diplomatic back channels to stop the flights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Satirists can be censored, silenced, imprisoned, attacked and cancelled.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

‘It’s this. It is not by chance that the bear attacked your father. It’s because of him that it came into being.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver