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onslaught
[ on-slawt, awn- ]
noun
- an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
onslaught
/ ˈɒˌɔː /
noun
- a violent attack
Word History and Origins
Origin of onslaught1
Word History and Origins
Origin of onslaught1
Example Sentences
The entire town is trying to survive this onslaught and originally, in the text, there’s like two or three bloaters.
Instead, an onslaught of injuries prevented those five from taking the floor together at all.
"We are struggling to survive against an onslaught of ultra-cheap Chinese products."
Networks should cover the onslaught of Gonzo Governance, the way they cover weather: Daily, graphically showing stormy patterns and attacks on institutions and civil liberties.
I think of all this with my thoughts punctuated by the grim onslaught of transphobic — and broadly queerphobic — legislation promised to be delivered from Congress and the cultural vitriol espoused by our nation’s sitting president.
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