tear gas

Example Sentences

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Whether the substance was tear gas — which, incidentally, is a powder, not a gas — or pepper spray is unclear.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Police fired tear gas at the protesters who dispersed, the AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The Lagos State government says it is unaware of their personnel using tear gas or of deaths linked to the demolitions.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

First, security forces fired tear gas at the protesters, she said.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

The tear gas had nothing to do with me or the music.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah