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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to attack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone or something is on the verge of launching an attack or taking aggressive action.
Example: "The soldiers were positioned strategically, ready and about to attack the enemy stronghold."
Alternatives: "on the verge of attacking" or "preparing to strike".
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Hmmmm, I guess some enemies are about to attack.
Dr Craven was ordered to find it, mostly because it might be rogue and about to attack the United States.
Arresting but portentous tableaus are punctuated with silky explosions, as if her dancers were martial artists always about to attack.
"Are they about to attack you?" They've all gone out, Arti, but today I was ready for them.
That recalled Osama bin Laden's decision to pose in 1998 in front of a map of East Africa, where Qaeda operatives were about to attack two American Embassies, he said.
New Windows Worm Could Be On Its Way Security experts say patterns of activity on the Internet could indicate that a new computer worm is about to attack.
Keyes is promoted to Captain after he singlehandedly defeats four Covenant ships about to attack a human colony by performing a maneuver later named the "Keyes Loop".
When local RSK authorities (led by Veljko Džakula in Sector West) demanded an explanation of the order from Hadžić, he said that the Croatian forces were about to attack Okučani.
If you attack about a half second early, you can hit the other player just as he realises you are about to attack!
The lions are about to attack".
"It's a ferocious lion, about to attack us", says one.
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