Examples of 'first salvo' in a sentence

Meaning of "first salvo"

First salvo refers to an initial or opening attack, whether literal or metaphorical. It signifies the first action or statement made in a series, often intended to set the tone or initiate a response

How to use "first salvo" in a sentence

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Babylon has fired the first salvo.
The first salvo in the rivalry has been fired.
It also could be an isolated event or a first salvo.
If we do not succeed with the first salvo we will be at a disadvantage.
Then the government fired the first salvo.
Our first salvo was devastating.
They straddled us with their first salvo.
It was the first salvo fire from this type of submarines.
No doubt this is just the first salvo.
First salvo on a turf war.
They had fired their first salvo.
The first salvo will take out their missile installations and airfields.
Gwin was straddled by the first salvo.
The first salvo came from the Dutch flagship but missed its mark.
We dodged the first salvo.

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Their first salvo disabled our FTL engines.
We sacrificed our shield capability for that first salvo.
More of a first salvo.
They would tag us before we even got off our first salvo.
That is my first salvo.
Listen to me We sacrificed our shield capability for that first salvo.
Bismarck fires her first salvo at Hood followed shortly after by Prinz Eugen.
I got flung over the side when that first salvo hit.
If the first salvo does not succeed, we will be disadvantaged.
The Arch is only the first salvo.
Will this be the first salvo in a war of competitive devaluations?
Or at least it was, until the Wolves unleashed their first salvo.
The Nakamura piece marked the first salvo in the Russian hacking meme.
The first salvo hit her bridge killing all officers, and knocking out her fire-control system.
They let us have it . They straddled us with their first salvo.
They hit her with their first salvo and more thereafter, setting her afire.
In fact, you could say that the Chemtrails article was a first salvo of change.
The first salvo set Olivia ablaze, killing most of the crew.
The tariff war set in motion is the first salvo against the bow of G7 unity.
Her first salvo destroyed Tipperary 's bridge and forward deck gun.
Armed with this essential knowledge, Castle launches his first salvo against Saint 's business interests.
Democrats launch first salvo at Trump trial ; warn that world is watching.
Today 's attack was only our first salvo.
General . - The first salvo will take out their missile installations and airfields.
And it 's the first salvo.
And it 's the first salvo of a concurrent FBI inquiry that could drag on for months.
We do not need a cure! Today 's attack was only our first salvo.
Their first salvo disabled our FTL engines . It 's always the first thing they target.
This is Amos 's first salvo.
Jamaica fired her first salvo a minute after, and hit Scharnhorst on her third broadside.
This is, of course, just the first salvo.
The first salvo rang with Project X-Ray for virtual reality goggles Hololens.
Why aren't we jumping? Their first salvo disabled our FTL engines.
The first salvo of criticism was unleashed after the may 29.
These songs represent, in part, the first salvo of my resolve . ”.

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