Attacked
Caught
Caught adjective - Containing unborn young within the body.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Instead they were caught on the wrong foot after the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter.
Source: Hopeless War -
Shoplift and Die: In the original Fable you can get away with various crimes if you're not seen, but if you're caught in the act you'll be attacked by the guards.
Source: Franchise / Fable -
Then the Austro-Hungarians were caught on the receiving end of this: the Russians attacked en-masse, forcing them to move all the attacking troops on the other side of the country.
Source: Didn't See That Coming
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