unforeseen attack
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This sudden and unforeseen attack caused a great havoc.
From The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms
At the sound of this wholly unforeseen attack by the French, panic spread amongst our enemies, the majority of whom took to their heels without even picking up their weapons.
From The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot by Oliver C. Colt
The start which this unforeseen attack gave him made him drop the candle; he stooped to pick it up, but could not find it.
From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: French novels by Julian Hawthorne
Ever since that time, any sly and unforeseen attack has been called by the French a coup de Jarnac.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Charles Mackay
This is an age when unforeseen attack could come with unprecedented speed.
From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman
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