All 5 Uses of
assail
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Not Without My Daughter
- Her husband, unusually tall for an Iranian, spent most of the evening mumbling prayers and chanting portions of the Koran while, all about us, the now-familiar din of chattering relatives assailed our ears.†
- Migraines assailed me in February 1974, bringing dizziness, nausea, and an encompassing sense of weakness.†
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- A multitude of questions assailed me, and I determined not to get into the car with these strange, excitable women until I received some answers.†
- Whenever Moody turned ugly, however, the doubts assailed me.†
- Simultaneously, four lady pasdar, in their uniforms of black chadors, assailed me, screaming in my face.†
Definition:
to attack or cause trouble