under assault
idiom
: being attacked or severely criticized
The city is under assault from enemy troops.
Their personal freedoms are (coming) under assault by the government.
He came under assault for his unusual beliefs.
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Our very way of life as a country is under assault.
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John Parkinson, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
The norms of a peaceful, prosperous world are under assault.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
And that smallish role is going to get even smaller, because cash is under assault on multiple fronts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
Request Reprint Permissions Download Article The central institutions of American democracy are under assault, as deepening divisions and poisonous politics paralyze Washington and tug at the seams of society.
—Joseph F. Dunford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2023
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John Parkinson, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
The norms of a peaceful, prosperous world are under assault.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
And that smallish role is going to get even smaller, because cash is under assault on multiple fronts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
Request Reprint Permissions Download Article The central institutions of American democracy are under assault, as deepening divisions and poisonous politics paralyze Washington and tug at the seams of society.
—Joseph F. Dunford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for under assault
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“Under assault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20assault. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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