ambush
noun
an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise.
ambushed
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past participleof ambush.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ambush.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ambushnounan act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise.
Example Sentences
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Two batters later, Hernández ambushed a first-pitch slider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
By the time he was in Downing Street he had already promised to repeal the legacy legislation having been ambushed by a member of the audience during at an event in Queen's University, Belfast.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Braddock’s column was ambushed by French and Native American forces at the Battle of the Monongahela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In one foray, led by Miller, the small party of raiders was ambushed by 80 Spanish troops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
During one of these pauses he was ambushed by sleep.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
