harpoon
Example Sentences
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Some of his videos highlight antique traps, like a 19th-century wooden trap that is shaped like a rat and shoots harpoons from its eyes, or quicksand traps that suffocate rodents.
From New York Times
This season also brings back some classic guns, including the automatic sniper rifle and harpoon gun.
From The Verge
Historical footage of sailors harpooning whales is spliced with news clips of Vietnamese refugees onboard a sinking boat and staged shots of manacled Black men crammed into a ship’s hold.
From New York Times
Instead, he drags down Yaz's lectures and harpoons her performance in his evaluation.
From Salon
A brief history of whaling is included, accompanied by upsetting images of whales being harpooned, captured, dragged onto ships, sliced and peeled.
From Washington Post
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