sneak attack
Example Sentences
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The Korean War was triggered by a North Korean sneak attack on the South in June 1950.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023
So an anticipated return morphed into a sneak attack.
From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2020
Such is the sneak attack of emotion in inching back toward normal in Paola, Kan., which has recorded zero coronavirus deaths, and where, as of June 1, students were allowed to enter the school building.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2020
The U.S. had been stung by the sneak attack in Hawaii and were underdogs in the Pacific.
From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2019
It is a reaction comparable to the way Americans might respond to someone who told them that World War II started in the Pacific after an American sneak attack on Tokyo harbor.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
