assail
verb (used with object)
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
have assailed
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present perfectof assail.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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Critics, including the animal rights group White Coat Waste Project, have assailed the work because of unproven concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic traces back to experiments with bat coronaviruses.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 4, 2023
Lobbyists and industry advocates have assailed the term, claiming it mischaracterizes legitimate charges, and warned of unintended consequences in the banking sector.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
Politicians in Britain and France have assailed French authorities for their handling of the situation and called for an investigation into crowd control and security failings at the stadium.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2022
Public officials, responding to the outcry that began in Minneapolis and gripped the nation, have assailed Floyd’s death.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2020
"He's deaf," he whispered with a violent facial enunciation which must have assailed the stranger's remaining senses like a yell.
From The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories by Margaret Collier Graham
