fierce assault
Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words
A strong and violent physical or verbal attack.
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- The enemy launched a fierce assault on the fortified position.
- She faced a fierce assault from critics after her controversial speech.
- The protesters endured a fierce assault of water cannons and tear gas.
- His reputation survived the fierce assault from opposition politicians.
- The castle walls crumbled under the fierce assault of the siege engines.
- The company's stock price plummeted after a fierce assault from short sellers.
- The coastal town braced for the hurricane's fierce assault.
- The defense attorney prepared for the prosecutor's fierce assault on her client's credibility.
- The mountain climbers weathered the storm's fierce assault throughout the night.
- The government's new policy came under fierce assault from human rights groups.