enfilading

Definition of enfiladingnext
present participle of enfilade

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The crude market has been hit by wild volatility since the United States and Israel began striking Iran at the end of last month, with Tehran retaliating by attacking targets across the oil-rich Gulf and effectively shutting down the Strait of Hormuz.
    Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
  • After many of them, Trump officials moved quickly to justify the shooting and accuse the victim of attacking agents, all before an investigation had taken place.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has singled out Moore for criticism, blaming him for a Potomac sewage spill, assailing his handing of Baltimore's bridge collapse and invoking a controversy over his military record.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Horvath, 43, has been one of the mayor’s most outspoken critics over the past year, assailing her record on homelessness and last year’s Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Separately, emergency crews in Oman are battling a fire at fuel storage tanks, after a social media video geolocated by CNN appeared to show an Iranian drone hitting a tank at the port.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Another officer returned fire, hitting Rivera twice.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Fanning has been suspended without pay for assaulting two women, including his 30-year-old daughter, a court docket shows Thursday.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • A day before the stabbings, Ricks had appeared in court after having been charged with assaulting Sanchez during a previous incident.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Because the nerves were already ravaging his poise.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This is a chilling history of a problem still ravaging significant swaths of America — not to mention elsewhere in the world.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Most businesses are open and welcoming customers following January’s devastating Palisades Fire.
    Tim Chester, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Through the implementation of strong border policies, fentanyl trafficking across the southern border has been slashed in half, leading to fewer overdose deaths devastating American families.
    Gabe Evans, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Using traditional Ukrainian folklore songs, voiceover plus pounding music, the stakes these young people confront become clearly apparent.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The six miles of beach are perfect for surfing, but also shelling and just plain sitting.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Remember Russia shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, the largest in Europe?
    Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Enfilading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfilading. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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