Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambushment
Noun
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In all of 2024, there were 61 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers nationwide, resulting in 79 officers shot, 18 fatally, according to the National Fraternal Order of Police.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Jahn, who shot himself to death on the roof of a three-story office building, was not a member of a political group, is believed to have acted without accomplices, and expected to die during the ambush, authorities said.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The confirmation of drones over Germany comes as NATO's Denmark investigates a wave of drone disruption to its airports that officials have characterized as a hybrid attack, and coincides with Estonian, Polish, and Romanian accusations against Russia of serious airspace incursions.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overseas activists have tried to deliver aid in the past to Gaza but have either been intercepted by Israeli forces or come under some form of attack.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like the noon window, there are a couple other trap games to consider here.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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But there are specific pointers for ensuring your trap catches the intruder.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Ambushment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambushment. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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