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sneak attack

NOUN

surprise attack

Synonyms

WEAK

Pearl Harbor ambush shock tactics surprisal unforeseen attack

Example Sentences

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President Biden on Wednesday met privately with families of Americans being held hostage by Hamas since its sneak attack in Israel on Oct.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2023

The Korean War was triggered by a North Korean sneak attack on the South in June 1950.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023

This was the spyware’s superpower: the sneak attack.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

“It’s definitely great to have all those different options, and it allows us to kind of have a sneak attack effect on different teams,” Masonius said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

Was he planning a sneak attack on me?

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie