Perched high up in what was always a surprisingly intimate bowl thanks to its steep rake and excellent sightlines was to be immediately assaulted by a Proustian rush of memories.
In mid-May I visited the warehouse on a dead-end street and was immediately assaulted by pungent toilets, stale cigarette smoke, soiled dishes, tinny rock music, crude political graffiti and dank youth slumbering in the mid-day heat.
The Prussians immediately assaulted Christburg and almost captured it.
Strik arrived first and immediately assaulted Gazan's line with three battalions, pushing the French out of Dürenstein.
They were immediately assaulted by the riot police, one young man was pushed off of the roof, fell on the ground and broke his leg.
We've all been there: as you're settling into your seat on a flight, the person next to you pulls out an elaborate meal whose odor immediately assaults your senses and soon fills up the entire cabin.
A few days ago I walked into my house at the end of a long day and was immediately assaulted by a horrible smell -- a smell that definitely was not present when I left the house that morning.
For instance, health care lawyers point out that in a place other than a hospital, Dr. Zarkin would likely have been arrested immediately on assault charges.
Imitating the natives, I slouched behind a small table to take in the scene, whereupon my cool was immediately under assault from an overenthusiastic middle-aged man.
Unwilling to continue the engagement with Mitchell, Renaud withdrew immediately without assaulting the fort.
To be a "good rape victim" is to immediately report your assault to the police (even knowing you will likely never see "justice"), but to be a good black person is to avoid the police entirely because your life quite literally depends on it.
