sneak attack

Example Sentences

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They know that a full-out nuclear war would end civilization, so the risk isn’t so much a purposeful sneak attack by one country against one or two of the others, it’s a miscalculation.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026

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

At least if he carried the ball, he’d be in full view of everyone and not as vulnerable to a sneak attack.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier