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
A sidewinder waits for its dinner: It sits in ambush until a kangaroo rat happens to come hopping by, and then it has a banquet.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2017
The Spaniards waited in ambush, crushed the Incan force, and kidnapped Atahualpa.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
As we lay in ambush, we began to realize that the place was empty.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
