beanbag

Example Sentences

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They fired beanbags and sent in a dog, but Luke refused to drop the weapon.

From Los Angeles Times

Direct-fired impact munitions, including beanbag rounds, “may be used during civil disturbances against specific individuals who are engaged in conduct that poses an immediate threat of death or serious injury,” the guidance says.

From Seattle Times

That can mean patrolling for the animals by snowmobile or four-wheeler, shooing them away with spotlights or a revved engine, or hazing them with beanbag shotguns.

From Seattle Times

That's pretty sweet for a guy who wanted his fans to believe he didn't take showers and mostly slept in a beanbag at the office.

From Salon

Body camera footage shows the officers asking him to drop a knife, and then using a stun gun and firing beanbag rounds at him when he does not follow their orders.

From New York Times