discharging

Example Sentences

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And unlike Michael Drejka, she brandished her gun without discharging it.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Regarding the one count of discharging a firearm, Allen’s attorneys wrote that the government “has not asserted that Mr. Allen ever fired any of the recovered weapons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The reason for discharging the jury is not reportable and a new jury will be selected on Monday.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

What it is: The Environmental Management Commission adopts rules that protect the state’s air and water, such as those that regulate industries discharging potentially carcinogenic chemicals in rivers.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

She cannot hear anything beyond the rain outside and her own pulse discharging in her temples.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr