search and destroy
Example Sentences
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Calling himself a victim of "character assassination," the judge told the panel: "You have replaced advise and consent with search and destroy."
From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2018
They’re the look of someone who relishes the power of being a kind of dangerous woman with the ability to search and destroy.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2018
“He has a very aggressive style. He comes to search and destroy, in search of a knockout,” Alvarez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2017
According to one senior Israeli officer, his orders were to search and destroy the enemy but to avoid civilian casualties by any means.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite the constant search and destroy, there was always a steady flow of fresh troops from North Vietnam.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
