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an offensive by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces against South Vietnamese and U.S. positions in South Vietnam, beginning on Jan. 31, 1968, the start of Tet.

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Words nearby Tet offensive

tether, tetherball, tethered, tethered cord syndrome, Tethys, Tet offensive, Teton, Teton Range, Tétouan, tetr-, tetra

How to use Tet offensive in a sentence

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After all, the Russians were about to mount a winter offensive of their own.
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The story was so appalling, the attack so brutish and morally offensive, that it provoked an immediate, furious response.
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It being offensive to the French, they took none of it with them on their return.
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They determined that an offensive war should be carried on against them, and voted to raise 90 men!
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But he is as insolent as you could wish, and has a superb confidence in himself that his enemies call by the most offensive names.
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The climax was reached when a most offensive policeman in a dictatorial manner ordered me to 'Move on.'
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Her directness had made all possible 'buts' seem ridiculous and futile, and had made the expression of curiosity seem offensive.
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Cultural definitions for Tet offensive

Tet offensive

A series of major attacks by communist forces in the Vietnam War. Early in 1968, Vietnamese communist troops seized and briefly held some major cities at the time of the lunar new year, or Tet. The Tet offensive, a turning point in the war, damaged the hopes of United States officials that the combined forces of the United States and South Vietnam could win.