to come under attack

phrase

: to be attacked

The troops suddenly came under attack.

The new policy has come under attack by environmentalists.

Examples of to come under attack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Iran also continued to come under attack. — Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026

The United Kingdom’s maritime agency also said Thursday that another vessel in the Persian Gulf had been struck, the sixth ship to come under attack in the last two days. — John Liu, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026

However, the group then appeared to come under attack and, later in the episode, Ellie and Dina discovered their dead bodies while traveling the same path en route to Seattle. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 28 Apr. 2025

Where big business or big labor team up with big government, freedom is sure to come under attack. — Dominic Pino, National Review, 19 Mar. 2024

Nine years later this August, Ukraine reached all the way back to the 76th’s home base—a shocking incident that may compel further spreading out of Russian air defenses to bases prior thought unlikely to come under attack. — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023

None are eager to find themselves in the fix that former Disney CEO Bob Chapek encountered in Florida, or to come under attack from the governors and attorneys general of red states trying to score political points. — Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023

Lukashenko is one of Putin’s closest allies and recently said that Belarusian soldiers would join Russia’s fight against Ukraine if his nation were to come under attack. — Erin Cunningham, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023

The drills are also designed to teach residents how to respond if Taiwan were to come under attack. — Eric Cheung, CNN, 28 July 2022

Rhymes for to come under attack

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