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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sneak attack" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
It can be used to describe a surprise attack or ambush, often carried out by someone who is trying to catch their target off guard. Example: The soldiers successfully carried out a sneak attack on the enemy camp, catching them unaware and quickly gaining control of the area.
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But "sneak attack" became a "surprise attack".
A sneak attack and a major gale prove Aubrey's mettle.
The commission's sneak attack could be approved next week.
This was cheese — an all-in sneak attack, in essence a cheesy play — and it worked.
It's not like we looked like we weren't and it was a sneak attack.
"Intel's profit margins are vulnerable to a sneak attack from underneath," Mr. Gwennap said.
And, under Ciarán O'Reilly's unassuming direction, this becomes a sneak attack of a play.
Top editors at The Los Angeles Times last week officially discouraged the phrase "sneak attack".
You criticize the commission for a "sneak attack" on the McCain-Feingold law.
We'll just say we need to protect ourselves from a sneak attack by a rogue galaxy.
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