assault
noun
a sudden, violent attack; onslaught.
Example Sentences
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“And I’m going to stand up to those assaults, and Californians will continue to stand up to those assaults.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
For the past few months, the territory near Kramatorsk and Slovyansk has been the main focus of Russian ground assaults.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Baltics have also hardened themselves against certain types of assaults, she said, like a major 2007 Russian cyberattack on Estonia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Since then, Colombia has stepped up air assaults and authorized joint military operations with the United States.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
By the end of August 1943, as our training ended, Admiral Nimitz was getting ready to stage amphibious assaults on the Gilbert Islands with the First and Second Marine divisions.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
