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set upon
verb
(intr, preposition) to attack
three thugs set upon him
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The lorries were then apparently driven to locations near airbases by drivers who were seemingly unaware of their cargo; then, the drones were launched and set upon their targets.
The men were the only ones to intervene in July 2021, when Samuel Luiz was set upon by a group of men and kicked and punched outside a nightclub in the north-western city.
Mr Bringye, 37, was set upon by a group of teenagers on a crime spree, who booked the cab with the sole intention of robbing the driver.
So it’s worth remembering how on that “day of love,” as Trump has described it, police were set upon by thugs wielding baseball bats, flagpoles, tasers, pepper spray and iron pipes.
When they arrived they were set upon by the gang, who sought to steal money, vehicles, house keys and identification documents.
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