unforeseen attack
Example Sentences
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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
This sudden and unforeseen attack caused a great havoc.
From The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms
Often while the attention of a young crocodile is wholly engaged by one of the zamuros, another seizes the favourable opportunity for an unforeseen attack.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt
This is an age when unforeseen attack could come with unprecedented speed.
From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman
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
