shoot down
Example Sentences
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Four Ukrainian companies have reportedly started testing missiles that can shoot down the new Geran models, officials in Kyiv recently told reporters.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The units, part of some 50,000 troops deployed to the region, are spread across the Gulf to shoot down missiles and drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
He added the the Indian delegation "was safe because it is Ukrainian fighter jets that shoot down most of these drones".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Because they are cheap and often difficult to shoot down, the aircraft have challenged American and allied air defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Behind their machine guns in Masha’s Pe-2, her navigator, Galya, and their tail gunner, Ivan, had both run out of ammunition—but not before Ivan had managed to shoot down one of the Luftwaffe planes himself.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
