sneak attack

collocation in English

meaningsofsneakandattack

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sneak
noun[C]
uk
/sniːk/us
/sniːk/
UKinformaldisapproving
a person who tells people in authority when someone else does ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofsneakandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In asneakattack, the humans breach the defenses of the spaceship by destroying the aircraft entrance, forcing the aliens into a ground battle.
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Without suffering too many losses, this force must harass andsneakattackthe enemy until they lose all their supply lines and military objectives.
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It appears that the entire war is a front for asneakattack.
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At 9pm that evening, the lieutenant in charge and ten elite soldiers began thesneakattack.
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Roman legions deforested areas where they camped or marched to reduce the cover where their adversaries could hide and or mount asneakattack.
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Just how he actually accomplishes this highly improbablesneakattackis left for the viewer to grapple with.
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Initial reports termed it asneakattackand infamous behavior.
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The main elements of the original story are that two brothers are betrayed by their wives and help set up asneakattack.
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They launched asneakattackon the human space station liberty.
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Attacking subs have asneakattackevery round of the battle.
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This gives the rogue access to several new abilities, as well as increasingsneakattackdamage significantly.
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The heels controlled from the get go due to asneakattackbefore the bell.
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Using the hide skill to evade notice, the rogue can thensneakattackenemies within thirty feet and, in theory, not get damaged in the process.
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With a doomsday device on the planet, neither side would suspect the other of launching asneakattack in attempt to destroy the opposing country's infrastructure before they could retaliate.
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Allowing flanking (attacking while a teammate is on the opposite side of the target to create asneakattack) makes the rogue deal a great amount of damage.
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George thinks he spots the laser guy and plans asneakattack, grabbing and breaking what he thinks is the laser pointer only to discover it is a pen.
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This also gives them the ability to see behind and above them, making sneak attacks difficult to achieve.
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They tend to start fights with an ambush, and excellently use a combination of sneak attacks and multiple attacks.
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Such tasks include eliminating specific enemy officers, launching sneak attacks on enemy bases or thwarting the plans of the enemy.
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Though this location made the recovery of mineral resources easily accessible, it also made the glassmakers vulnerable to sneak attacks by local tribes.
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