sally
noun
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
Example Sentences
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She and her brood live high up in the trees, jumping from branch to branch and occasionally making exploratory sallies on the ground.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
Thus stoked, our commander in chief sallies forth to meet with probably the most illustrious collection of aides since Groucho hooked up with Chico and Harpo.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2017
The appropriate, time-honored response to the fool’s sallies is to take instruction from them.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2017
Museumgoers drop these sallies with a smirk, but to my ears, these would-be witticisms just sound sad.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2015
Two of the Atlas’s last five sallies had ended in failure.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
