assault
noun
a sudden, violent attack; onslaught.
Example Sentences
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"Women who experience such assaults do not feel comfortable reporting them," she tells the BBC, speaking from Port Sudan, an army-held city in the east of Sudan.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Operator assaults have been cut in half, and serious assaults are down 67%.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The attack immediately revived memories of a series of deadly assaults that have shaken Germany in recent years and fuelled fierce debate over security.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
How much will this hamper future criminal investigations of robberies, assaults, and other serious crimes?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The generals of Europe are still ordering massed assaults against fortified positions long years after his death, in 1904, at the age of eighty-three.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
