assailable

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assailable
Adjective
  • Trouba opened the scoring in the first period with an undefended slap shot after an egregious Blackhawks turnover.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • After all, the two countries share the world's largest undefended border; U.S. State Department officials often took Canadian resistance to economic integration as petty and pyrrhic.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Although Hall won his third Vezina Trophy — at the time awarded to the goalies on the team that allowed the fewest goals — in 1966-67, the Hawks left him unprotected in the NHL expansion draft, and the Blues pounced.
    Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That selection is lottery protected in 2027 or otherwise unprotected in 2028.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The human brain is highly susceptible to often unproductive mind-wandering, and modern technology has only made the problem worse.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Common Pests and Diseases Like all plants, hoyas can be susceptible to pests and diseases.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The hospital was also found liable for the fraudulent billing of Maya’s father, Jack.
    Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable.
    Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Wind speeds could be comparable to those of a tropical storm, strong enough to break tree limbs, cause trees to fall, and blow around unsecured objects, National Weather Service (NWS) lead meteorologist Matt Mehle told .
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Berglund swatted it toward the left post and an unguarded Eklund scored easily.
    Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Warriors rookie from Florida ripped the ball away and dribbled toward a completely unguarded basket.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Even in the lighter, comedic moments, there’s someone deeply insecure underneath the surface.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That can dampen rent hikes when tenants are monetarily insecure.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • During that intrusion, the attacker discovered an exposed API that could be used to access customer information linked to 700Credit's dealership clients.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • America is entering 2026 with a health system that is more politically exposed, more unequal, and more unstable than at any time in recent memory.
    Uché Blackstock, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Assailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assailable. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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