Verb
To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery.
To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker Source: Internet
Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II Source: Internet
Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week Source: Internet
The mugger assaulted the woman Source: Internet
Nightmares assailed him regularly Source: Internet
Geoffrey refers to Hengist as a "man of experience and subtilty," and records that Hengist told Vortigern that Vortigern's enemies assail him from every quarter, and that few of Vortigern's subjects love him. Source: Internet