How to Use plan of attack in a Sentence

plan of attack

noun phrase
  • Putin’s plan of attack was deeply flawed.
    — Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2023
  • LaVine and Gordon had a plan of attack and were ready for fireworks.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Brown will be seeking a second opinion, and there isn’t a clear plan of attack for his recovery.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • The Golden Hawks quickly rallied and worked their plan of attack to take control of the match.
    — David Delgado, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • Both parasite queens followed a similar plan of attack.
    — CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Airline miles are a great way to save on costly flights, but directly earning miles with your favorite carrier isn't always the most useful plan of attack.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Fire officials said their plan of attack was complicated by the person barricaded inside the burning house.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Looking at the 2026 pitch map below, Hancock is now using a more common plan of attack with his four-seamer, sinker and sweeper.
    — Andrea Arcadipane, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • As a starter, Simons liked to take time to feel a game out, using the opening minutes to evaluate how the opponent was guarding him and formulate his plan of attack.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The relationships were just not there — meanwhile, the plan of attack was re-centralised instead around Florian Wirtz, a decision that did not work.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • From his dorm in tiny Sterling, Colorado, Ondrej Vank visualized his plan of attack against the world’s greatest player.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The intense one-on-one game-planning sessions have helped Story practice his plan of attack more intentionally rather than with just on-field BP with the group or hitting off a machine.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After batting practice, Raleigh will meet with the starting pitcher, pitching coach Pete Woodworth and an analyst to go through that night’s opposing batting order and a plan of attack.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Essentially, in the biological arms race of virus versus human, influenza A H3N2 has changed its plan of attack in key genetic areas that can sneak past our defenses.
    — New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026

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