attacking

Example Sentences

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The Kings have historically prioritized defense in a league that has shifted to attacking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Robert "Madyar" Brovdi's underground command post features walls of blinking screens playing footage of Ukrainian drones attacking Russian troops, frontline maps, and scoreboards of destroyed targets.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

They will be leaning on that attacking flair and the return of rested stars.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

On Monday morning, Iran and Israel both announced they would refrain from attacking each other, perhaps in response to more pleas from Trump by phone and social media.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

His response was a lecture attacking Aristotle’s account of falling bodies, the weakest point in his physics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton