enemy attack

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An act of aggression by an enemy.

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Examples (10)

  • The city's defenses were designed to withstand a direct enemy attack.
  • Soldiers braced themselves for a sudden enemy attack at dawn.
  • Intelligence reports indicated the high probability of an impending enemy attack.
  • Civilians sought shelter in the subway to protect themselves from the enemy attack.
  • The surprise enemy attack caught the garrison completely off guard.
  • The coastal town suffered multiple enemy attacks throughout the war.
  • The company's servers went down after a sophisticated enemy attack, likely from a rival nation.
  • Our strategy is to neutralize their capabilities before they can launch an enemy attack.
  • We were trained to respond immediately in the event of an enemy attack.
  • A successful enemy attack on the dam would cause catastrophic flooding.