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Examples of ammo in a Sentence
The soldiers ran out of ammo.
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Cops got a search warrant and found a treasure trove of drugs, guns and ammo, including a duffel bag containing an AK-47 rifle and six handguns, all loaded, along with hundreds of bullets; plus a safe with nearly 2 kilos of cocaine, $107,000 cash and three handgun magazines.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, Ukraine used the ATACMS for the first time in Russia, striking an ammo depot, according to Russian officials.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2024
Melanie and Ben build a makeshift pressure shooter using a model of the Snowpiercer as ammo and kill a passing soldier before Melanie takes his gun.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 28 July 2024
The Wall Street Journal: Ukraine’s Western missiles threaten big Russian assets: airports, ammo depots and command headquarters.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
by shortening & alteration
First Known Use
1911, in the meaning defined above
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“Ammo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammo. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
ammo
noun
am·mo
ˈam-ō
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