gunner

Example Sentences

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She had already begun a budding romance with Ron, an RAF gunner, but believed she had been rejected when his letters went unanswered.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

Mr Dennett, a Navy gunner from Wallesey, Merseyside, told the King how he was "grateful" to be alive after so many young men died fighting during the war.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

Valery Shyrokov, 47, an infantryman and mortar gunner who volunteered in 2022 and served, among other places, in the bloody battle for Bakhmut, uses the word “disappointed,” but his manner suggests something far stronger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024

The gunner survived and is now recovering, Lawyer said a few days later.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

“Church spire is gone,” says the second gunner.

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