ambushed

LEMON: And while all eyes were on Edouard, a storm with no name ambushed Indiana overnight.

CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2008 2008

The ambushed was a Mexican Army patrol in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, just across the border from El Paso Texas.

American Chronicle 2009

Clinton Kelly and Stacy London posing for photos with fans at the Newseum on Wednesday, where they had just "ambushed" a local writer on camera for one of those fashion makeovers on their "What Not to Wear" show.

Hey, isn't that...?: Clinton Kelly and Stacy London of "What Not to Wear" The Reliable Source 2010

Obama writes that his child-self felt "ambushed" by the sudden revelation that black people endured such things "in response to advertisements that promised happiness as a white person".

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama by David Remnick 2010

I just heard that big toad Bennett saying on CNN that Clinton had "ambushed" him by going down to Flordia to thank her supporters for her overwhelming win.

Obama Returns Rezko-Linked Money 2009

By "ambushed" she seems to mean that people think she's a bit silly and they show it in the traditional manner.

Mad Nadine Dorries: Is She Laying It On a Bit Thick? 2008

Shapiro stuck to the company's position, arguing Altria was "ambushed" by the Oregon court system.

Supreme Court Ponders How to Finally Settle Philip Morris Case 2008

They insist they were, quote, "ambushed" by the FBI.

CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2008 2008

In a way, the halftime show's climactic (in all senses) "wardrobe malfunction" distracted from this more fundamental question: even if Janet's boob hadn't been bared, was it responsible of CBS to broadcast these graphic themes and images during the Super Bowl with no notice to America's families, leaving many feeling "ambushed" by content they considered inappropriate for their kids?

Jonathan Rintels: The High Cost of Seeing Janet's Boob 2008

How can someone like that ever be "ambushed" with philosophical arguments?

Dawkins Goes Limp on Free Will 2006