Sentence examples for they assail from inspiring English sources

They assail the compromise but continue to praise the man.

The high quality of these flourishes doesn't entirely justify their sheer volume as they assail the reader.

Mr. Dean and Mr. Gehlfuss fare better with the language, but their performances are likewise more memorable for the ferocious zeal with which they assail each other when both find themselves smitten with the formerly scorned Helena.

It was endearing to have young singers portraying the embodiments of Time, Fortune and Love (Cupid), as they assail Human Frailty during the opera's prologue, presented as if imagined by Penelope in a dream.

Schooled by years of bitter history to regard white strangers with suspicion or even outright hostility, they assail the little expedition at every turn with demands, denunciations and threats.

Even as Mr. Conway's critics note his courtly, polite manner, they assail policies on his watch, like allowing the state to stop its longstanding practice of contributing to the authority's huge capital programs and leaving the agency in a mountain of debt, so much so that a major fare increase may eventually be necessary.

They assailed the changes as tax increases by another name.

Together they assailed their nation's prosecution of the South African War (1899 1902) and then became leaders in the agitation for woman suffrage.

As the delegates created a new nation, they assailed sexual immorality, luxury and sloth — all of which they associated with the single life.

They assailed the plan as a retreat from corporate transparency that would damage Hong Kong's position as a financial center and could facilitate money laundering and other criminal activity.

In campaigns this year, they assailed incumbent Democrats for voting to slash Medicare as part of the new health care law, though the projected reductions save money through insurance changes, not reductions in basic Medicare benefits.