Sentence examples for using assault from inspiring English sources

That's the problem with using "assault" as a stand-in.

John Cornyn of Texas offered a list of news stories about people using assault rifles to defend themselves.

Clifford Krauss (NYT) MEXICO: NEW VIOLENCE IN CHIAPAS Masked gunmen using assault rifles killed eight Indian farmers and wounded three, officials in Chiapas said.

In fact, the local headquarters of the federal police had been attacked in July by La Familia fighters using assault rifles and grenades.

They burst into a second house, using assault rifles and grenades to clear a room, killing eight civilians, including two women and five children ages 3 to 14.

"How do you reconcile what you've just said with the hundreds of school shootings using assault weapons that have taken place in recent history?" she asked.

The four men were accused of using assaults and threats of violence to silence the woman, a member of the Chabad Lubavitch community in Crown Heights who was only 13 at the start of the events described in the indictment.

The attackers in San Bernadino, Calif., late last year used assault rifles.

In return they had to use assault guns, sniper rifles, grenades and explosives.

"John Kerry used assault weapons in the military, so he understands that they're not meant for hunting dove or deer," Mr. Clanton said.

Mr. Junejo said Mr. Anderson bragged about being an expert marksman and said he wanted to teach other local Muslims to use assault rifles.