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How to use the word attacking in a Sentence? Page #14

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It was far from perfect today. I just skied in a fury, attacking every inch of the course. In the bottom part I was really fighting against the Streif.

The Italian

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Instead of attacking flags like I did the first three days, I started to play to the middle of greens, you need to stick to your game plan and keep firing hard.

Patrick Reed

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

There wouldn't be any justification that we're in a state of war because the Americans are constantly attacking us. They won't be able to justify it, at least not to their friends.

Jose Daniel Ferrer

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I see an invisible hand which is interested in attacking Luxembourg and thereby weakening the president of the European Commission.

Norbert Becker

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Under questioning, Livvix admitted ... he had weighed various ideas about committing terrorist attacks at different venues and even gave preliminary thought to the possibility of attacking venues (of) Islamic holy places in Israel.

Shin Bet

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

During the last few weeks and, in particular, the last few days, the ministers have intensely attacked the government that I am leading, ... I will not tolerate ministers attacking the government's policy and its head from inside the government.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on CNN
9 years ago

There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point.

Charles Cooley

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.

William Makepeace Thackeray

added by anonymous
10 years ago

I am not going to spend any time whatsoever in attacking the Foreign Secretary. If we complain about the tune, there is no reason to attack the monkey when the organ grinder is present.

Aneurin Bevan

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

Joseph Addison

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world always yields or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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14 years ago

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