attack on

Frequency: 9.0105.2 per million words

Used to indicate the target of an attack (violence, war, or criticism).

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Examples (10)

  • The news reported a brutal attack on a young student last night.
  • The general ordered a surprise attack on the enemy's main supply route.
  • The senator's speech was seen as a direct attack on the new government policy.
  • This recent cyberattack on the company's servers compromised sensitive data.
  • Her latest article is a scathing attack on the modern education system.
  • The international community condemned the unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation.
  • History books detail the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • The investigation into the attack on the embassy is still ongoing.
  • The new law is considered by many to be an attack on freedom of speech.
  • Was the recent series of verbal attacks on the artist really justified?