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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a brutal attack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a violent or severe assault, often in news articles or discussions about crime or conflict.
Example: "The city was shaken by a brutal attack that left several people injured and the community in shock."
Alternatives: "a vicious assault" or "a savage attack."
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A brutal attack almost killed her husband.
Then footage of a brutal attack is unspooled for him.
30 November Police launch a brutal attack on protesters, detaining 35.
Richard Lewis's life started in luxury and ended in a brutal attack outside Union Station.
The Obama campaign jumped at that and made a brutal attack ad based on it.
I have no idea in what universe that is meant to be a brutal attack line.
The prosecutor described the kidnapping in Yemen as a "brutal attack" on a sightseeing group.
Doctors Without Borders requested an investigation into what the group's director of operations, Marcel Langenbach, called a "brutal attack".
David Feindouno Community uniter Guinea-born David, now residing in Plymouth, fled his home country after escaping a brutal attack.
I am always troubled in this usage when a terrorist group "takes responsibility" for a brutal attack that leaves people dead.
According to Nasch, Christine was the victim of a brutal attack, the details of which her husband is hiding.
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