assail
verb (used with object)
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
has assailed
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present perfectof assail (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since then, Pratt has assailed Bass for being on a diplomatic trip to Ghana when the fire ignited, despite a forecast of dangerously high winds and “critical fire conditions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Mr. Means has assailed American agriculture firms and claimed pesticides and the Roundup weed-killer are increasing chronic illness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
While China's government has not confirmed the Foxconn investigation, Lai has assailed Beijing for targeting the firm.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2023
Prigozhin has assailed the Russian military for incompetent management of the war effort, and according to U.S. intelligence revealed last year by The Washington Post, has voiced similar criticisms personally to Putin.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
With a view to obtain its ends, anti-rentism drags every auxiliary it can find into its ranks, and, among other things, it has assailed your canopied pew.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
