attacker

Example Sentences

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A video widely circulated online showed a number of people, including one wielding a hurling stick, confronting the apparent attacker until the police arrived.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Police chief Danny Levy told journalists the attacker had a criminal record.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Prosecutors asked for a 30-year sentence, but federal Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced the attacker to eight years in prison, about what the defense sought.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“Cowards like this do not belong to our society,” rally attendee Christine Brown told NBC7, describing the alleged attacker.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

For one thing, it’s hard for a skunk to spray at an attacker from the sky.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold