had assailed
- past perfect of assail.
Example Sentences
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Fedorov had assailed Syrskiy for dragging his feet on steps to modernize Ukraine’s military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
One defender who could keep the quarterback from further silencing the critics who had assailed his inconsistency and maddening tendency to attempt — and fail — to hurdle defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2021
He said that Facebook had been founded to give people a voice and bring them together, and that critics who had assailed the company for doing so were setting a dangerous example.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2019
It was Nov. 19, 1964, and Hoover the previous day had assailed King at a news conference as “the most notorious liar in the country.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2017
Not once did they feel the sense of present evil that had assailed them before the attack in the dell.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
