assaults 1 of 2

plural of assault

assaults

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of assault

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of assaults
Noun
His daughter-in-law particularly suffered from these nocturnal assaults and became ill. Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 Pokrovsk likely remains Russia's priority axis, with the largest proportion of Russian assaults relative to the rest of the frontline. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Ukraine has long sought more air defense as Russia has heavily relied on drone and missile assaults to pound civilian targets, including residential buildings, schools as well as maternity and children’s hospitals, since the onslaught of the war. Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The federal agency alleges cartels are offering $2,000 for intelligence gathering and doxing of agents, $5,000–$10,000 for kidnapping or non-lethal assaults on standard ICE/CBP officers and up to $50,000 for the assassination of high-ranking officials. Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025 The statement also cited a sharp increase in assaults against ICE officers, though reporting from Colorado Public Radio suggests those claims are overblown. Meg Anderson, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025 Stabbings and assaults occurred regularly. Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025 The strike follows a series of daily assaults sparked after Israel breached a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon that was made last November. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025 The thefts, assaults, and rapes that resulted from these vices often went unpunished, as British commanders prioritized prosecuting the war over protecting civilians. Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
The White House told ProPublica that anyone who assaults federal immigration agents would be prosecuted. Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025 The Kid also physically assaults Apollonia at one point. Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025 Continue reading … SKY SCUFFLE – Passenger allegedly assaults Alaska Airlines crew members, forces emergency landing at Boise Airport. FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaults
Noun
  • Robeson’s persistence against state harassment illustrated how resistance to civil liberties violations can protect and preserve basic citizenship rights, including the right to travel.
    Time, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Flies on food, and violations of basic restaurant cleanliness and food safety shut down a Miami Gardens restaurant and nightclub after a state inspection last week.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Often, one of the pair is more offensive or box-to-box in their profile, with the other being more of a traditional, defensive-minded midfielder whose strengths are to break up opposition attacks.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Scatological attacks are usually the province of outsiders trying to cut the powerful down to size.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lanier rapes Forsythe during a job interview, which O’Brien recounts in upsetting, unwavering detail.
    Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Donald treats Ivana with similar contempt, and then rapes her.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their lawyers argue that the removal of the books violates federal and state free speech protections.
    Ann Schimke, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The program violates not only the First Amendment but also the Administrative Procedure Act, a federal law about how agencies are allowed to operate, the lawsuit argues.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a beat, Eilish is seen yanking herself away and storms off, surrounded by security with an angry scowl on her face.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Kyle storms off and vows to find whoever is responsible.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The primary causes of death and injury for these right whales are entanglement in fishing gear and vessel strikes, per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s when Section 35, which forces addicts into a civil commitment of up to 90 days, is the tool that’s now being used.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But a few setbacks eventually have Kiki doubting her magical ability, until a time of crisis forces her into action and reveals her true strengths.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025

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