broadside
Example Sentences
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The Dunlap broadside was a broadside in a figurative sense as well as a literal one, blasting its message like cannons fired from the side of a warship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Mohamed Salah has been welcomed back from the Africa Cup of Nations with open arms due to a lack of firepower up front despite his public broadside towards Slot last month.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
If C had chased through, we would have been hit broadside: “They have absolutely no respect for traffic laws.”
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
After the game, he launched his final broadside in his last answer, which included the statement he "would not quit".
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
When it had gone a few yards, the stern swung slowly outward until it was broadside on to the stream.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
