sustained assault

Frequency: 6.50.8 per million words

an assault that continues without stopping over a period of time

sustainedADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

assault

Examples (10)

  • The enemy launched a sustained assault on our defenses.
  • The company faced a sustained assault from competitors after the product launch.
  • The troops endured a sustained assault for three days.
  • The media conducted a sustained assault on the politician's reputation.
  • The city was under sustained assault from both land and air.
  • His argument was a sustained assault on the established norms.
  • The hackers mounted a sustained assault on the company's servers.
  • The patient's condition worsened due to a sustained assault on his vital organs.
  • The defense was prepared for a sustained assault.
  • The prolonged siege was essentially a sustained assault on the morale of the inhabitants.