How to Use ammunition in a Sentence
ammunition
noun- The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition.
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Six rounds of ammunition was found elsewhere in the car.
— Joan Rusek, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2022 -
The Western tanks could help open a new pipeline for ammunition to flow to Ukraine.
— Arkansas Online, 26 Jan. 2023 -
The war has become, in the eyes of some Western officials, a battle over who has the most ammunition.
— Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2022 -
The Leopard 2 carried just 42 rounds of main gun ammunition.
— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023 -
Bragg’s microphones were made of old ammunition boxes and wrapped in fabric to remove high-frequency noises like wind.
— David Hambling, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023 -
Novatek supplies gas to Russia’s Sverdlov Plant, which makes explosives and ammunition.
— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2024 -
Germany will train Ukrainian troops to use the tanks and provide a supply package including logistics, ammunition and system maintenance.
— Robert Hart, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023 -
The safe was open on the bed next to an empty box of 9mm ammunition.
— Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023 -
If passed, the bill would impose a use and sales tax on the retail sale of ammunition.
— Louis Casiano, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2024 -
So why a tax on the makers and sellers of firearms and ammunition?
— Eileen McCarron, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024 -
Nearly out of ammunition, Mr. Waugh was hit in the knee by machine-gun fire, and then in the foot and ankle.
— Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023 -
Even if the box of ammunition is not full, the bullets must be in their original case.
— Daily Times, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024 -
The team was also out of ammunition, except for a dozen hand grenades.
— Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023 -
Hanwha has shipped howitzers to Egypt and ammunition to the UK.
— Eli Joseph, Fortune Asia, 6 June 2024 -
Hutchins was killed with live ammunition, which was not supposed to be on set.
— Ana Faguy, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023 -
More weapons and ammunition were found in his car, the official said.
— Char Adams, NBC News, 7 May 2023 -
Hunters and sport shooters will find ample ammunition for sale at the Bi-Mart display, billed as the biggest sale in the state.
— Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Ukrainian trucks would arrive at the airport to pick up the ammunition.
— Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023 -
Both sides have run low on ammunition, heavy equipment and skilled troops.
— David Axe, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2023 -
The ammunition and safety features of the JR-15 also differ from the AR-15.
— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2023 -
But the decision is likely to be used as ammunition as Trump’s lawyers seek a dismissal of the election case as well.
— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024 -
The slow pace needed a jolt and ammunition to sustain it in the long term, say military experts.
— Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2023 -
In one instance, a group of dogs delivered 90 tons of ammunition over just four days.
— David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023 -
Fox News has reported that Crooks bought a ladder and ammunition on the morning of the rally.
— Jake Gibson, Fox News, 20 July 2024 -
She’s accused of failing to secure a gun and ammunition at home and failing to get help for her son’s mental health.
— Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024 -
Kyiv’s soldiers on the front lines are in pressing need of ammunition to fend off Russia’s latest salvos.
— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024 -
Daphne Young served as an ammunition specialist and combat medic for the Army.
— Melissa Chan, NBC News, 4 July 2024 -
Hutchins, 42, was killed by a live round of ammunition fired from a prop gun held by actor and producer Alec Baldwin.
— Lisa Respers France, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 -
The court rebuffed arguments that prosecutors suppressed evidence of a batch of ammunition, some of which matched the bullets found on the set of the production.
— Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
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