projectiles

Example Sentences

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It still might not be the best idea to let people throw projectiles as the night goes on, though.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

“We don’t have photographs, site plans, measurements, the recovery of projectiles, blood spatter analysis, all of those things we would normally get at a crime scene.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

His organisation has tracked at least seven ships it says have been hit by projectiles and damaged in the war so far.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Ships would be vulnerable to mines, and projectiles launched from shore.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The air above the chasm turned into a fireworks show of flaming projectiles, exploding rocks, and fresh produce.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan