How to Use under attack in a Sentence

under attack

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  • Your phone rings, and the caller says your bank account is under attack.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
  • The ability of the nation’s citizens to write well and think deeply was under attack.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • But now the state is under attack, which could mean that millions in federal dollars will be clawed back and the state’s voice muted.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • The separation of church and state is under attack from familiar quarters.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Three crude oil, products and chemical tankers have come under attack off the coast of Oman and the United Arab Emirates this week.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Beyond its emotional weight, the film carries a powerful, timely message—a tribute to great mentors, the value of reading, and the importance of education at a moment when books are being banned and learning is under attack.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia, whose critical infrastructure and oil facilities have come under attack as part of the war in Iran, has been looking to diversify its defense partnerships.
    — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While none of Zero100′s clients had come under attack in the strait, O’Marah said some had decided to avoid that risk by actively managing inventories and rerouting shipments.
    — Chloe Taylor,sam Meredith,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • As the Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak rages on, health care workers are increasingly under attack.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026
  • Jordanian territory has come under attack by Iranian drones and missiles almost daily since the conflict between Iran and the United States flared up again nearly two weeks ago.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The deal comes at a time when Saudi Arabia, whose critical infrastructure and oil facilities have come under attack as part of the war in Iran, has been looking to diversify its defense partnerships.
    — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The second is that orthogonality between control design doesn't guarantee orthogonality under attack.
    — Claude Mandy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Russia’s energy sector under attack Zelensky announced Sunday that Ukrainian units struck more energy infrastructure in Russian territory.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

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