grenades
Example Sentences
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"Authorities must allow young people to exercise these rights without fear of being hit by tear gas grenades or batons, or being arbitrarily taken into police custody," said Amnesty France president Anne Savinel-Barras.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The security forces used tear gas and stun grenades.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The operation, at the vacant St. Luke Medical Center in the 2600 block of East Washington Boulevard, included simulated gunfire, flash grenades and a military helicopter that hovered over the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Mr. Hanks does not feel, like some others, that he has to sell us on the importance of the subject at hand, hurling superlatives like hand grenades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
When the waiter walked through the door and brought us coffee, placing the cups carefully on the table as if they were live grenades, Vidal didn’t even bother to look up.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
