List of antonyms from "ambitious" to antonyms from "amidst"


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Definition of the day : « ambushes »

  • noun lying in wait; concealed position
  • verb lie in wait; attack
Example sentences :
  • Sorties were discussed, ambushes considered, and a pitched battle was planned.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • There is a sweeping curve of glen, made for ambushes and devices of arms.
  • Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
  • They had formed a series of ambushes, connected by a broad path.
  • Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty
  • Would he take any woman into this life of straits and hidings and ambushes?
  • Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett
  • We can't afford any ambushes or things of that kind, you know.'
  • Extract from : « The Grand Babylon Hotel » by Arnold Bennett
  • An' besides that'll mean a detour in a country fine for ambushes.
  • Extract from : « Bar-20 Days » by Clarence E. Mulford
  • Did I not tell you that this war was one of stratagems and ambushes?
  • Extract from : « The Tiger-Slayer » by Gustave Aimard
  • They had studied much at West Point about ambushes, and how to avoid them.
  • Extract from : « Excuse Me! » by Rupert Hughes
  • It is to me still a wonder how I have escaped all the ambushes laid for me.
  • Extract from : « The Missouri Outlaws » by Gustave Aimard
  • I was prepared for surprises, ambushes, desperate fights, and all that sort of thing.
  • Extract from : « The Rebel Chief » by Gustave Aimard