bullets

Example Sentences

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In the fuzzed-out “Envy the Birds,” the frontman recounts an argument between two lovers “spraying bullets of grievances”; the driving “Riptides” is narrated by a guy “too tired to end the war.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Together they scrapped the non-confrontational "hugs not bullets" policy of her predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and pursued open collaboration with US security agencies.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Even cheap missiles, though, are more expensive than some other ways of countering drones, including signal jamming, bullets and using other UAVs to smash into enemy vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

"In being the industry's vanguard we have taken a lot of bullets in a battle which is only in the early days of paying off for ourselves and all developers," Sweeney said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

That meant he could save his five remaining bullets for serious security threats, though he didn’t want a repeat of the nerve- rattling fiasco with the field mouse.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen