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
Instead of "search and destroy," U.S. briefing officers should now say "search and clear."
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
