How to Use ballistic missile in a Sentence

ballistic missile

noun
  • This is in contrast to intercontinental ballistic missiles that follow a predictable arc through the air after they are launched.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 12 July 2024
  • The last time North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan was in 2017.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The third missile was a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM).
    Fox News, 5 June 2022
  • The Defense Ministry said the market was hit by a ballistic missile.
    Samya Kullab, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • North Korea in October launched a ballistic missile that flew over Japan – the first in five years.
    Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Of course, Cadillac didn’t just shove a ballistic missile into the Escalade’s engine bay and call it a day.
    Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2022
  • North Korea’s ballistic missile launches Thursday were the sixth round of weapons tests launched in less than two weeks.
    Fox News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The lighter and smaller Ford felt more toy-like, where the Ram behaved like a ballistic missile, per Connor Hoffman.
    Carlos Lago, Car and Driver, 30 June 2022
  • And on Thursday, the Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile into the Gulf of Aden, which was seen by a commercial ship but did not hit the ship.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Here are some of the top headlines: North Korea earlier today fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Iran has over 3,000 ballistic missiles in its stockpiles, the largest arsenal in the Middle East.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan and into the sea Tuesday.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Unlike ballistic missiles, drones can fly low and slow.
    Daha Litinova and Emma Burrows, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2023
  • October 4 - North Korea fires a ballistic missile without warning over Japan for the first time in five years.
    Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The two ships will protect Japan from ballistic missile attacks from China and North Korea.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Past bases have included ballistic missile bases and drone bases.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Hours later, at least one ballistic missile was launched from Yemen in the direction of the Mason and the Central Park, defense officials said.
    Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The proliferation of ballistic missiles used by groups such as the Houthis is thanks, in no small part, to a partnership between Iran and North Korea.
    Andrew Metrick, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Since the operation started, the Houthis have stepped up their use of anti-ship ballistic missiles, Cooper said.
    Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2023
  • State media photographs showed Kim and his guests at a display of some of the North’s ballistic missiles in multi-axle transporter launchers.
    Reuters, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • Built and developed by AMG, this now-nine-year-old twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 transforms any car into a ballistic missile.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 6 Feb. 2023
  • In 2007, Beijing launched a ballistic missile at one of its defunct weather satellites.
    Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2022
  • North Korea has conducted 23 ballistic missile tests since the beginning of the year.
    Grayson Quay, The Week, 28 May 2022
  • Russia is running low on conventional weapons such as artillery shells and short-range ballistic missiles as its war in Ukraine drags on.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
  • In the middle of November, the hermit kingdom fired a ballistic missile that splashed down in waters due east of the Korean Peninsula.
    John Salvatore, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • While the majority of the projectiles were blocked, two ballistic missiles were able to get through U.S. air defenses, the officials said.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Xi has also built up the Rocket Force, an elite branch overseeing the country’s fast-expanding arsenal of nuclear and ballistic missiles.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 July 2024
  • But their use of ballistic missiles, as happened this weekend was seen as an escalation.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • North Korea had halted weapons launches for about a week before firing a short-range ballistic missile on Thursday.
    Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The use of more powerful ballistic missiles, far rarer than rockets or one-way attack drones, comes at a time of growing tension in the region as the Israel-Hamas war passes 100 days.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024

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