In a sentence
Six example sentences with assail, each labelled with its topic.
Letters from strangers assailed the young novelist for months, and she stopped opening the post altogether by December.
Literature
Doubts assail most performers in the hour before a recital, and the best of them have simply learned to continue anyway.
Psychology
Cramp and cold rain assailed her at the twentieth mile, and she finished the marathon walking the final stretch.
Fitness
Opponents assailed the minister over the delayed report, and questions came from every bench for an hour.
Politics
Panic assailed the founders the night the servers went down, and neither slept until the site came back at dawn.
Startups
Wind and sleet assailed the hikers on the ridge, and they turned back a mile short of the summit.
Travel
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