How to Use assailant in a Sentence

assailant

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• Musgrove released the chair and grabbed the assailant’s hand holding the gun and forced him to drop it.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 27 Mar. 2023
• After the ordeal, the assailant dropped the victim at her car and left.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
• The men were playing video games at about 7:30 p.m. when the assailants entered the studio.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
• The day before, the men learned where to strike a potential threat, in line with the law, that brings an assailant to their knees.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
• The girl’s friend was taken to Mack’s location and asked her whether Mack was the assailant.
  — Jonathan Bandler, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
• Over her cries and pleas, assailants could be heard yelling demands.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2023
• Clay testified that at 5:45 a.m., the assailants were driving in the Rogue.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
• The assailants also seized more than 200 others as hostages, the Israelis say, and took them back to Gaza.
  — Michael Levenson, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• After killing Mogen, the assailant then went on to kill Kaylee, Steve Goncalves said.
  — Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2023
• So far this year, 29 Israelis have been killed by Arab assailants.
  — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 22 June 2023
• The Post defines a mass killing as four or more dead, not including the assailant.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• One of the assailants pulled a gun and fired, hitting the boy several times, police said.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
• The assailants were last seen headed through the park, traveling south.
  — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• Deputies saw the alleged assailant leave the area in a green van, according to the department.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• These assailants perceived South Asian outsiders as a threat to the nation’s soul.
  — Hazlitt, 6 Sep. 2023
• The assailants were from the area of the West Bank Palestinian city of Bethlehem, police said.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
• Carroll said the assailant fatally shot the victim and took a gray Chrysler 200.
  — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• Holding the back of Smith’s neck, Musgrove retrieved the gun and struck the assailant until he was subdued.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 27 Mar. 2023
• If that’s the case, then the U.S. economy is outrunning its would-be assailant this year.
  — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2023
• After the stabbing, the assailant ran and jumped into the van, which headed west on Midway.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
• The next clip cuts to Dan fighting an assailant in a grocery aisle with his giggling toddler strapped to his chest.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
• The assailant had interned at the bank for three summers and been employed there full-time for close to two years, his LinkedIn profile showed.
  — Mark Morales, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
• The homeowner, who asked not to be identified, wasn’t injured, and it wasn’t known whether any of the assailants were hit in the gunfire.
  — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• Read full article The military said forces were on the lookout for the assailant.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
• The assailant was quickly subdued and arrested at the scene.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2024
• Did the students who pointed out Mr. Paty to his would-be assailant know the consequences of their actions?
  — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
• The victim told police the assailant fled on a bicycle.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
• The assailant then punched the teen several times and even tried to remove his turban, police said.
  — Mark Morales, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
• The assailants left Zeraati’s iPhone, brand-new AirPods, pricey watch, and wallet full of cash untouched.
  — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
• Within seconds, the man then wound up his arm and attacked Paul in front of the policemen, who swiftly moved in and tackled the assailant to the ground.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024