munitions

Example Sentences

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A munitions shell containing soil from the battlefield.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Pentagon currently estimates the fiscal cost of the war so far at around $29 billion, mostly reflecting expended munitions.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"The munitions issue has been foolishly and unhelpfully overstated," he said.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

That may sound barmy, what with all the ships being deployed in and around the Arabian Sea for weeks already, and reports that the military is running out of munitions.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

You could blame the munitions makers or Karl Marx or a trick of fate or an old man in Omaha who forgot to vote.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien