set upon
Advanced (C1)formal
To suddenly attack someone — usually more than one person attacking at once.
"The tourists were set upon by a group of thieves in a dark alleyway."
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But folks, the night has set upon Manchester.
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The three men “did piratically and feloniously set upon,
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That seems to be one of these generally set upon
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the Mughal Empire was set upon its final crossroad of destiny.
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However, they were set upon by another native group- Tusken Raiders