Example Sentences

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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

The 3,400 men of the 116th were assaulting a three-mile stretch of Omaha Beach that was separated by several “draws,” or pathways, leading inland from the water.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2019

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

The Germans were assaulting them from both land and air: “In a five-second decision, Dad signaled his six boats to turn around and to head for a less hostile territory two miles up the coast.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2015

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