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How to use the word attacking in a Sentence? Page #3

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Ahmaud Arbery described Ahmaud as turning toward Travis and attacking Travis, which we all know now that wasn't true, when Ahmaud turned to Travis, Travis already had that shotgun pulled toward him.

Wanda Cooper-Jones

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Texas’ Soros-funded leftist DA Jose Garza is attacking Austin Police for protecting us against the 2020 BLM riots, we should defend those who protect us – instead of those who commit crimes.

Ken Paxton

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He was attacking the crew and the passengers that were trying to subdue him and really just trying to get into the cockpit and then try to open the plane's door in the emergency sort of latch, he grabbed the plane's exit door. He's a big guy… the air pressure maybe probably makes it almost impossible to open the door, but he actually, like, kind of shifted it a few inches, and that was scary.

Mouaz Moustafa

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

These two recalls have one thing in common : they are attempts to short-circuit the democratic process with big money, across the country, right-wingers are attacking school boards ; over half of the signatures to qualify for the ballot were gathered by people paid as much as $ 22 per signature, many of whom came from out of state.

San Francisco

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The videos were just horrific, they just showed that corrections have lost all control of Rikers. Basically, they left it to the inmates to run the jail. And Mr. Mungin is not gang-affiliated. And the people who were attacking him were all gang-affiliated.

Brian Kennedy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I love what I hear, and I love what I see happening here because in this world, if we just watched the news, we can hear all the problems in Chicago. And all the concerns about gun violence but who's really coming up with solutions and attacking that problem? i see results and I see the right focus of ministry.

Jim Bakke

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It was a political demonstration, that, by the way, is totally lawful, but when you cross over into violence by attacking cops, breaking laws, that's not First Amendment speech.

Josh Hawley

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Storming the Capitol in an attempt to hold the peaceful transition of power is not legitimate political discourse, neither is attacking and injuring over 140 police officers, smashing windows and defiling offices.

Jen Psaki

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Theoretically the state is attacking the press.

Paula Saucedo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If the corporate press nationally isn't attacking me, then I'm probably not doing my job, so the fact that they are attacking me is a good indication that, you know what, I'm tackling the big issues. We're going after critical race theory. We're fighting back against Biden's mandates. We're fighting back against illegal immigration – all those things that a vast majority of Floridians and Americans want to see done but that does threaten the ruling class and the regime.

Ron DeSantis

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We're attacking public school officials trying to educate children, not because they're the people responsible but because Elizabethtown College's the level of government that's vulnerable, that's where our angst gets turned, even if that's not the appropriate level of government.

April Kelly

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I don’t think we played with enough force. They dictated the start, they were attacking on both ends of the floor and we were back on our heels. You can’t do that against good teams. We gave them too much respect.

Trail Blazers

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This entire Chantilly Virginia debacle showed one of the weaknesses of Democratic Party which is focusing on their Trump-hate, the same kind of vitriol that they’ve been attacking Rush with since the beginning of the program … They do n’t rely on facts, they just want to smear and discredit their political opponents rather than engage them and it is starting to backfire.

Merrick Garland

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I shot Ahmaud Arbery, ahmaud Arbery had my gun, Ahmaud Arbery struck me, it was obvious... that Ahmaud Arbery was attacking me, that if Ahmaud Arbery would have gotten the shotgun from me, then it was a life or death situation.

Travis McMichael

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The PLAAF has significantly more air combat aircraft than the ROCAF, but in a conflict the ROCAF will be defending and the PLAAF attacking. The difference in roles and that the ROCAF will be operating over its own airfields compensates for the difference in numbers, the additional F-16s will simply keep the balance into the early 2030s.

Drew Thompson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I shot him, he had my gun, he struck me. It was obvious that he was attacking me ; that if he would have got the shotgun from me, then it was, this is a life-or-death situation. And I'm gon na have to stop him from doing this, so I shot.

Travis McMichael

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I didn’t even know I had it. I had a routine physical and some of my liver blood tests were abnormal. i couldn’t believe I had this disease attacking my bile ducts, my liver, and the thought of a liver transplant down the road, I panicked!

Pamela Chapman

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

To me, attacking someone over their religion is the most pathetic thing that a human being can do, we stand by him fully, we're backing him 200 %... our brotherhood, our friendship within the team -- nothing can be shaken.

Virat Kohli

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Since getting help, Herschel has dedicated his life to helping others and has visited hundreds of military bases, hospitals, and non-profits sharing his own story with troops and other Americans, it is sad that many in politics and the media who praised Herschel for his transparency over a decade ago are now making false statements, stereotyping, attacking, and attempting to sensationalize his past just because he is a Republican Senate candidate.

Mallory Blount

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is yet another example of President Biden choosing the side of extremists on the Left, president Biden has used President Biden Justice Department to go after Texas lawmakers who fought to protect unborn children whose hearts are already beating and launched politicized lawsuits smearing voter ID laws as ‘ racist. ’ Now President Biden is attacking state legislators and forcing President Biden radical views on those who disagree with President Biden so-called ‘ Equality ’ Act that would endanger women and girls andstrip parents of the ability to help their children navigate important life decisions. CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS RIP PSYCHOLOGY STUDY CLAIMING THAT LGBTQ ACTIVISM POSES NO THREAT TO CHRISTIANS.

Garrett Bess

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

You get no wind, you can start attacking this golf course, it starts blowing 15 to 20 (mph), it's a different animal.

Charley Hoffman

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This bill means a lot because it's going to stop police from attacking and targeting and being racist towards Black and brown people.

Fouzia Almarou

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I know, I am certain, President Trump did not intend on attacking the Chinese and it is my directed responsibility to convey presidential orders and intent, Milley told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Mark Milley

added by MoWali
2 years ago

Our mission is to stop Afghanistan from being a base for attacking the homeland and US allies by al Qaeda or other terrorist groups, not to deliver a death blow to the Taliban.

Hunter Biden

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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