weapon

Example Sentences

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Among other acts of extortion, this was an important weapon that he was using to enforce the blockade against Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The only justification, they calculated, would be an imminent threat, especially information that Iran was close to creating a nuclear weapon.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

This includes Massachusetts, where courts consider factors such as the characteristics of any weapon used when evaluating whether a self-defense shooting was proportional.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

I’d been reading the newspapers about what happens when a nuclear weapon goes off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Back off,” she said, waving the vial like a weapon.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti