blitzkrieg
noun
blitz·krieg
ˈblits-ˌkrēg 
1
: war conducted with great speed and force
specifically
: a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination
2
blitzkrieg
transitive verb
Examples of blitzkrieg in a Sentence
the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media
the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission
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The collaborative troupe—made up of parts of Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) and German-Iraqi producer Boys Noize—effectively shook up the desert with their sonic blitzkrieg that reinterpreted NIN’s songbook into a hyper-electronic fever dream.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
That happened following last fall’s immigration blitzkrieg in the region.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
This commercial blitzkrieg inevitably convinced some people that women’s advancement had come at men’s expense.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Miller’s biggest miscalculation was thinking opponents would be frightened into submission and silence with his deportation blitzkrieg and ordinary Americans would join in.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
That happened following last fall’s immigration blitzkrieg in the region.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
This commercial blitzkrieg inevitably convinced some people that women’s advancement had come at men’s expense.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Miller’s biggest miscalculation was thinking opponents would be frightened into submission and silence with his deportation blitzkrieg and ordinary Americans would join in.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blitzkrieg
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“Blitzkrieg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blitzkrieg. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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German, literally, "lightning war"
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