sneak attack
Example Sentences
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“It was a sneak attack in the dark of night,” Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny said at a news conference Wednesday.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 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
This oddball-flaneur video essay of a series about the quirks of New York City life unfolded like a sneak attack.
From New York Times • Dec. 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
Was he planning a sneak attack on me?
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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