failed attack

collocation in English

meaningsoffailedandattack

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failed
adjective[before noun]
uk
/feɪld/us
/feɪld/
having ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition offailedandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffailed attack

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Five of his nine ironclads were disabled in thefailedattack, and one more subsequently sank.
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Formerly, this was defined as an attack after a return to en-garde, or a withdrawal of the arm after afailedattack.
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No responsibility for thefailedattackwas claimed.
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The fact that they could not re-attach to a substrate in the event of afailedattackmeant the chance of survival were slim.
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Also, afailedattackhas the chance of disorienting the attacker, causing them to become even slower for a short time.
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In the following days there were several failed attacks and counter-attacks by both sides.
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Meanwhile, the albino whale has been eluding harpooners, and bears the scars of many failed attacks against him.
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Reportedly, the exchange was relatively swift and without incident, with the exception of two failed attacks on currency convoys.
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Important failed attacks are also included.
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