How to Use ballistic in a Sentence

ballistic

adjective

• Iran also refused to abide by limits on its ballistic-missile activities.
  — John Yoo, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022
• Cruise missiles can be highly accurate compared to ballistic missiles.
  — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2022
• One of the Iraqi officials said the ballistic missiles were fired from Iran, without elaborating.
  — Oassim Abdul-Zahra, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2022
• Two Iskander ballistic missiles had struck the village in the first week of the war, Ukrainian military officers said.
  — New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022
• Combat power includes troops, tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, warplanes, warships and ballistic missiles.
  — USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2022
• The agreement, however, would neither limit its ballistic missiles or contain its malign regional behavior.
  — Aaron David Miller, CNN, 16 Mar. 2022
• We’ve even been hit by ballistic missiles fired from the Black Sea.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2022
• Sunday's launch of eight ballistic missiles was the 17th time this year the Kim regime has staged such tests.
  — Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 7 June 2022
• North Korea had launched ballistic missiles six times in the last two weeks.
  — Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2022
• At least 17 ballistic missiles are seen lined up outside the square.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
• The last missile launch was on June 5, with eight short-range ballistic missiles.
  — Gawon Bae, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022
• This comes days after the North test-launched two ballistic missiles.
  — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2022
• Deputies searched the home and found two guns, Luna said, noting that ballistic tests were pending.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023
• The detective saw this through the rearview mirror, put on her police ballistic vest and drew her gun.
  — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2022
• Bruggeman was hit several times in his ballistic vest and in the left arm, the affidavit said.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
• Haney, who worked in the same squad and precinct as Coolidge, was protected by a ballistic vest and released from the hospital on Sept. 4.
  — Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024
• The country’s air force said in a statement that Russia overnight launched three cruise missiles and three ballistic Kinzhals.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
• On the same day the outbreak was announced, North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles.
  — Dr. Kee B. Park, CNN, 19 May 2022
• The bag is made of a durable, rugged 1680-denier ballistic polyester, with four spinner wheels and a telescopic handle.
  — Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 19 Aug. 2022
• His ballistic vest was structured like those meant to be bulletproof, but stuffed with goose down and styled under a tank top with slacks.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2023
• One deputy was shot in his ballistic vest and suffered a ricochet wound that fractured his pelvis and the other deputy was struck in the upper left arm.
  — oregonlive, 26 July 2023
• The gunman was wearing a ballistic vest and a ski mask and had a police scanner, officials said.
  — Tom Winter, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• As part of the drills China carried out the test launch of ballistic missiles across the Taiwan Strait—including some of which flew over the island.
  — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• The Starship will crash back to a destructive splashdown about 150 miles north of Hawaii after a ballistic flight nearly all the way around the planet.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
• As the gunfire inside the classroom began, a Border Patrol agent with a ballistic shield lowered it to the ground to protect the team's legs, Rios said.
  — Arkansas Online, 19 June 2022
• There is also an emergency ballistic parachute at the top if all goes awry.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
• This includes money in the budget for more rapid ballistic testing and rapid DNA testing.
  — By Andrew Powell | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2023
• The next day, several people in ballistic vests entered the president’s home and killed him.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
• But given the strength of Israel’s air defenses, a single missile – even a ballistic one – was always likely to have been shot down.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
• And this particular Clerk and Recorder is not alone in wearing ballistic armor.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024