How to Use salvo in a Sentence

salvo

noun
  • The nasty remark about the hat is just the opening salvo.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This was the opening salvo in a red-carpet arms race.
    — Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The episode ends with the tourney’s opening salvo.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The board filed a legal salvo of its own against Disney in state court.
    — Douglas Soule, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Or is this just the opening salvo in a broader war on the rest of Ukraine?
    — NBC News, 23 Feb. 2022
  • There are more features coming, but this is a very big opening salvo.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Katz promised Monday’s salvo won’t be the last such attack.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • Kennedy’s recent actions may just be the opening salvo.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the first salvo, one rocket landed in a field in the Golan Heights.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2023
  • There’s been a new salvo launched in the battle over Château Miraval.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 11 July 2023
  • But in the opening salvo of these missile strikes, this synagogue was hit.
    — ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Among the Democrats, Munsing fired the first big campaign salvo this month.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In the next salvo, at 20 paces apart, one is hit in the shoulder, another in the side.
    — Vulture, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Putting this guitar-intensive track first felt like an opening salvo.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This blanketed an area of over four football fields per rocket, so a salvo of six would blanket half a square mile.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • An upset could be a significant salvo in the battle for the soul of the country.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Whether Zuckerberg’s return salvo will land with consumers remains to be seen.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • That was merely the opening salvo in an endgame process designed to push the contestants to their limits.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The suit, covered by major news media this week, was their latest salvo after months of lying low.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Tommy walks the talk, and the film’s opening salvo illustrates a typical night on the town for him.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Beijing regulators have launched a new salvo in their war against kids spending too long on smartphones.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Season two is on a weekly release pattern after the opening three-episode salvo.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • That public posturing was only the latest salvo launched between the two men.
    — Justin Gomez, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • China isn’t likely to respond to Trump’s tariff salvo.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Her decision is a poignant nod to climate change, but it could also be glossed as a salvo against a controlling parent.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Richarlison was one of a handful of players whose connection with those fans also played a key role in this late-season salvo.
    — James Nalton, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • Crawford ended a Round 7 salvo of punches with a body shot that made Spence stiffen.
    — Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 30 July 2023
  • When his phone rang the next morning, the columnist expected another salvo from the mayor.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The Ducks bookended the game with a rousing opening salvo and a four-goal third period.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In the opening salvo, the Ducks drew first blood but went into the break trailing, also engaging in a pair of fights.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026

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