projectile

Example Sentences

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The projectile caused minor structural damage and no crew members were injured.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while anchored east of the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, the U.K.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

On Thursday, a ship operated by Maersk was hit by fragments of a projectile, causing a fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The United Arab Emirates government said fragments of another projectile hit a residential building in the touristy Dubai Marina neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Instead, I watched the tiny projectile land and lodge itself amid Cap’s cascading piles of long hair.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman