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Assail meaning

To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).

Synonyms of Assail

attack assault criticise criticize knock snipe lash out round defend struggle fight contend set on pick apart

Related words

Other words often associated with Assail or its synonyms:

battle remark praise notice conflict comment act oppose attempt criticism argue shorebird

Using Assail

  • The main meaning on this page is: To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
  • Useful related words include: attack, assault, criticise, criticize.
  • In the example corpus, assail often appears in combinations such as: to assail, assail the, will assail.

Context around Assail

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

enemies 1× dare 1×

Often after:

segments 1× globalisation 1× universities 1×

Sentence patterns with Assail

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

conservatives who assail universities that 1× continued to assail the clintons 1× delusion that assail a person 1× democrats there assail the overhaul 1× depression to assail globalisation which 1× determined to assail the enemy 1× did not assail the trump 1× efforts to assail and attack 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but fox perhaps 1× but unlike numerous 1× conservatives who assail 1× geoffrey refers to 1× he senses the 1× it shows a 1×

Common sentence endings:

500 biggest companies 1× characterized his generalship 1× he never lived 1× last 20 years 1× men dare assail 1× not support him 1×

Words around Assail

Just before it in the word index:

assai 3 assaf 20 assadullah 3 assads 3 assadourian 2 assadolah 2

Just after it in the word index:

assailant 203 assailants 225 assailed 59 assailing 7 assails 5 assal 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Assail

  • In this selection, "assail" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, enemies, dare, segments, globalisation and universities stand out and add context to how "assail" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include conservatives who assail universities that and continued to assail the clintons. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "assail" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with assail

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But unlike numerous religious groups, they did not assail the Trump administration. (12 words)

Russia was quick to assail what it deemed an “anti-Russian” nuclear strategy. (13 words)

Once again the efforts to assail and attack the rights of Caymanian landowners are stronger than ever. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

He senses the feast which nature puts forth to him, but is unable to take part in it and foresees the remorse which will assail him in the years to come when he will regret the youthful life that he never lived. (42 words)

Nirvāṇa is not the extinguishing of the person as some Western scholars have thought, but only the "extinguishing" (the literal meaning of nirvana) of the flames of greed, hatred, and delusion that assail a person's character. (37 words)

But Fox, perhaps in its efforts to shield the shortcomings and corrupt behavior of Republicans (including President Donald Trump) from the full light of day, has continued to assail the Clintons for the last 20 years. (36 words)

Example sentences (15)

Once again the efforts to assail and attack the rights of Caymanian landowners are stronger than ever.

The president did not hesitate to use the country’s birthday as an occasion to assail segments of the country that do not support him.

Nigerians will never cease to shock and just when you think you have heard or seen it all, from the blues they will assail you with something more ridiculous than the previous one.

Trump is the first president since the Great Depression to assail globalisation, which benefits corporate America with an overwhelming 56 percent share of the market value of the world’s 500 biggest companies.

But Fox, perhaps in its efforts to shield the shortcomings and corrupt behavior of Republicans (including President Donald Trump) from the full light of day, has continued to assail the Clintons for the last 20 years.

But unlike numerous religious groups, they did not assail the Trump administration.

Conservatives who assail universities that judge whites and Asians by one standard, and blacks and Hispanics by another, run the risk of popping up in social media in connection with the KKK.

Russia was quick to assail what it deemed an “anti-Russian” nuclear strategy.

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Top Democrats there assail the overhaul as a debt-laden present to the wealthy, though their messaging has been a bit muddled by the revamp’s early returns.

Geoffrey refers to Hengist as a "man of experience and subtilty," and records that Hengist told Vortigern that Vortigern's enemies assail him from every quarter, and that few of Vortigern's subjects love him.

He senses the feast which nature puts forth to him, but is unable to take part in it and foresees the remorse which will assail him in the years to come when he will regret the youthful life that he never lived.

It shows a fine fearlessness in assailing the popular and mischievous sentimentalities and attractive and corroding falsehoods which few men dare assail.

Nirvāṇa is not the extinguishing of the person as some Western scholars have thought, but only the "extinguishing" (the literal meaning of nirvana) of the flames of greed, hatred, and delusion that assail a person's character.

Once the commanding general determined to assail the enemy, duty required Longstreet to comply with the vigor and thoroughness that had previously characterized his generalship.

The superhero would assail the mass of enemy troops, and when they gathered round to attack him the wizard would drop a fireball on the lot.

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Common combinations with assail

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "assail" in a sentence?
An example: "Once again the efforts to assail and attack the rights of Caymanian landowners are stronger than ever." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "assail" from authentic English texts.
What does "assail" mean?
Assail means: To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
What are synonyms of "assail"?
Common synonyms of "assail" include: attack, assault, criticise, criticize, knock, snipe, lash out, round. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "assail" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "assail", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.