in ambush
Example Sentences
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The German Panther tank lay in ambush in the debris-filled streets of Cologne in the waning days of World War II, an American tank in its sights just 70 yards away.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2019
Behind the hoopla and star power, however, a number of controversies lie in ambush.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2019
The Spaniards waited in ambush, crushed the Incan force, and kidnapped Atahualpa.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Tiger leeches waited in ambush on the undersides of leaves, squirmed through the eyelets in hiking boots, and crawled their way to some out-of-the-way sites to feed undisturbed.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2011
These animals lie in ambush in every toy store and children’s zoo.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
