Sentence examples for ambushed about from inspiring English sources

The imperial army was ambushed about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Beijing, the emperor was captured, and Wang and all the leading Chinese generals were slain.

On Friday, at least 21 Houthis were killed when they were ambushed about 15km (9 miles) north of Aden, witnesses told the AFP news agency.

Kodjo had been ambushed by about a dozen youngsters armed with knives and bats.

He had been ambushed by about a dozen youngsters, including two girls, who armed themselves with knives, bats and even a bull terrier.

The three American soldiers captured by Yugoslavia were on patrol inside Macedonia when they were ambushed by about 20 Yugoslav soldiers who surrounded their military vehicle and fired on them before their gunner could ready his.50-caliber machine gun, the soldiers' commander said yesterday.

A patrol of American and Niger forces, departing a meeting with village officials, is ambushed by about 50 militants believed to have links to Islamic State.

Instead, he was ambushed with questions about a topic that doesn't really affect his day-to-day life.

Another said they were lured into an interview to discuss something unrelated to the attacks, and then ambushed with questions about the event.

Being ambushed by mountain lions seemed about as likely as stumbling across a lost tribe of Irvine Indians.

Seventeen-year-old Jasper, who was born female but is questioning his gender, said a small group of like-minded friends in his former school warned him about "being ambushed or verbally harassed" by other students if he was open about his thoughts and feelings.

Give us a break.' " When you make $9.18 million from golf prize money and will make $54 million more next year from endorsements, moaning about being ambushed by rival marketers can appear ungentlemanly.