gunner

Example Sentences

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But Almonds got the aircraft's gunner and it flew off.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

Although more accustomed to playing out wide as a gunner, he didn’t blink at lining up at a position more often occupied by bigger linebackers, or sometimes even linemen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

Eighth Air Force and served as a radio gunner on a B-17, the massive bomber known as the Flying Fortress.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Donald became a gunner in the Middlesex Regiment.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

The athletic Tonya Khokhlova was one of a few women with enough upper body strength to do this dual job of tail gunner and radio operator for the 587th.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein