attacker

Example Sentences

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The Home Office said the alleged attacker entered the UK in 2023 and was given refugee status.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 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

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

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The owner of another horse, Detail, wrote in a Facebook post that the alleged attacker was a “crazy obsessed stalker who has been following me on social media for a long time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

A good distance separated Rontu from his attacker and I could end the battle before he was wounded further or the pack fell upon him.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell