Sentence examples for fearsome assault from inspiring English sources

Ferocious focus and patience were the order of the day as they absorbed what they knew would be a fearsome assault.

The lid of the piano is open and out of it notes are escaping, flying through the air along with various matchstick men, driven out by the composer's fearsome assault on the unfortunate instrument.

While the forwards squealed under a fearsome South African assault, the back line waited for a chance to show their best dance moves.

Fearsome reputations and fear of gossip, ostracism and assault constrained much disruptive behaviour.

Having vanquished the fearsome Tamil Tiger insurgency in May with a no-holds-barred assault on its last stronghold, Mr. Rajapaksa enjoyed widespread adulation.

But to many owners of military-style semiautomatic rifles, who reject the term "assault weapon," the AR-15 and its brethren do not evoke fearsome images of attacks on people.

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In 1992, the officers accused of assaulting King were acquitted by a suburban jury, setting off fearsome riots in which 54 people were killed.

Confronted with such a fearsome opponent, Apple decided that it would be better to flank than to risk a frontal assault.

However, a child with an assault rifle, a Soviet-made AK-47 or an American M-16, is a fearsome match for anyone.

During the Iran-Iraq war, child soldiers, for example, were sent out ahead in waves over minefields.18 [Next Page] - [Go to top of page] - [Previous Page] However, a child with an assault rifle, a Soviet-made AK-47 or an American M-16, is a fearsome match for anyone.