cannon

Example Sentences

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The 47-acre Hunterdon County property also features a cannon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has effectively been fired out of a cannon — disowned by the Royal Family and the political classes, and stripped of his titles.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

“He had to protect himself from his loose cannon partner over here,” he said.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

The ball will come back at you like it was shot out of a cannon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

The practical range of cannon fire was about a mile, so in a battle on land that was the crucial range for improving vision.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton