were assaulting
- past progressive of assault.
Example Sentences
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Unrestrained consumption, technological wizardry and unchecked growth were assaulting the nation’s natural resources.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
A motorist who grabbed young Bobby and his buddy, Zeke, as they were assaulting cars had “the body of someone who played softball as an excuse to drink beer.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021
Most of the fatalities were among the Iranian-backed rebels, who were assaulting the city of Rahbah, officials said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021
The Houthis and their allies were assaulting the airport in Aden, which Hadi had declared his temporary capital after being driven from Sanaa.
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2016
French, British, and Belgian armies, meanwhile, were assaulting German defenses along the rest of the Western Front.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
