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
“He’s someone who sallies forth and soldiers on and gets unusual oxygen from the steepest climbs and most vexing situations,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2019
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
Cluny’s horde was only making spasmodic sallies from the ditch now.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
