onslaught
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of onslaught
1615–25; < Dutch aanslag a striking, (earlier) attack (equivalent to aan on + slag blow, stroke; akin to slay ), with assimilation to obsolete slaught slaughter
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The onslaught of injuries made the past two months, in the words of USC’s coach, both “draining” and “the most challenging ever.”
From Los Angeles Times
In California, where community colleges have faced an onslaught of fake applications that steal federal and state aid dollars, administrators are using AI to tackle fraud.
From Los Angeles Times
She described the news coverage and social media reaction that followed the trip as an "onslaught no human brain has evolved to endure".
From BBC
Victor Osimhen starred as Nigeria became the second qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage after Egypt by surviving a late Tunisia onslaught to win 3-2 in Fes on Saturday.
From Barron's
But when the Trojans finally turned it on, in the final minutes of the first half, there was no stopping the onslaught.
From Los Angeles Times
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
