Synonyms

1. onrush
2. onset
3. attack

Sentence Examples

1. And yet for all of its ferocity, my companion seemed indifferent to the onslaught bearing down on him.
2. Despite the best efforts of the government, the onslaught of the virus was too great to be kept secret for very long.
3. Arantay and Merak fought furiously whilst Tyrell fell under the onslaught of both werepanthers.
4. He stood back on his feet, straightening tall, and a dark anger pulsed from him, like the onslaught of an approaching storm.
5. I waited for his right eyebrow to twitch, signaling the onslaught of a battle, but the high arch never came.
6. The media continued its onslaught of coverage, and the public ate it up.
7. I knew the signs of an irate customer when I saw one, so I braced myself for the onslaught.
8. I push my way through the onslaught, feeling like a salmon swimming upstream.
9. Tarkyn could feel the skin on his face stinging under the onslaught of sand and swirling leaves.
10. The trees around them were thrashing under the onslaught of the wind.