under assault
idiom
: being attacked or severely criticized
The city is under assault from enemy troops.
Their personal freedoms are (coming) under assault by the government.
He came under assault for his unusual beliefs.
Examples of under assault in a Sentence
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Many of the institutions that buttressed the global order for the past 80 years have weakened, the norms and values underpinning them are under assault, and globalizing trends have stalled or reversed.
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Meghan L. O’Sullivan and Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
The vote on the city’s election rules comes as Republicans continue to argue that election integrity is under assault, a position refuted by election security experts across the country.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2024
This crisis is placing the world’s ecosystems under assault.
—Philip Lymbery and Leticia Carvalho, TIME, 7 June 2024
Now the Brown Act and the similar Bagley-Keene Act for state boards are under assault by government leaders who want to operate with less public oversight.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Amid the widening protests and the unease, if not fear, among many Jews, Republicans have sought to seize the political advantage by portraying themselves as the true protectors of Israel and Jews under assault from the progressive left.
—Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
TikTok might be under assault by the U.S. government, banned in India, and not even available in China, but in February TikTok was the highest-earning app in the world.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Freedom and democracy were under assault in the world.
—USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
With freedom under assault globally, this is no time to waiver or retreat.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
Meghan L. O’Sullivan and Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
The vote on the city’s election rules comes as Republicans continue to argue that election integrity is under assault, a position refuted by election security experts across the country.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2024
This crisis is placing the world’s ecosystems under assault.
—Philip Lymbery and Leticia Carvalho, TIME, 7 June 2024
Now the Brown Act and the similar Bagley-Keene Act for state boards are under assault by government leaders who want to operate with less public oversight.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Amid the widening protests and the unease, if not fear, among many Jews, Republicans have sought to seize the political advantage by portraying themselves as the true protectors of Israel and Jews under assault from the progressive left.
—Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
TikTok might be under assault by the U.S. government, banned in India, and not even available in China, but in February TikTok was the highest-earning app in the world.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Freedom and democracy were under assault in the world.
—USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
With freedom under assault globally, this is no time to waiver or retreat.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Under assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20assault. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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