How to Use bullet in a Sentence

bullet

noun

• The quarterback threw a bullet to the receiver.
• Bullets were used to separate each item.
• He was killed by an assassin's bullet.
• The young Latino man was killed by a single bullet to the back of the head.
  — Laurence Du Sault, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2022
• He was shot and wounded by metal pellets, but not blinded by a rubber bullet.
  — New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
• Prior to his speech, his doctor presented x-rays showing the bullet fragments in his shin.
  — Haq Nawaz Khan, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
• The bullet casings were determined to be from separate firearms.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
• Officers say bullet fragments wounded the 3-year-old victim.
  — The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2022
• The Naugatuck police officer, who was driving the vehicle, was grazed by a bullet in the right shoulder and chest area.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2022
• Ouachita Baptist dodged that bullet and eventually forced a punt before its offense got on track.
  — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2022
• When Derek got to Hurley, doctors suggested that the bullet that had destroyed his face also might have damaged his brain.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
• Not long after Nelson made his statement, the good news went around that Earthlings appear once again to have dodged a Long March bullet.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Nov. 2022
• Takeoff was at a private party with fellow Migos rapper Quavo when an altercation broke out and he was hit by a bullet.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
• DeVito’s quick throw to receiver Isaiah Williams went wide on fourth down, and the Spartans dodged a bullet.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2022
• Grimsley, high on an ounce of cocaine, six bottles of vodka and a few cans of beer, cocked his pistol, put the barrel next to his left eye, and pulled the trigger, waiting for the bullet to finish his life.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
• But while a16z may have dodged the FTX bullet, the firm’s reputation as a crypto visionary is far from secure.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2022
• The officer driving the cruiser, who is from the Naugatuck Police Department, was grazed in the right shoulder by a bullet.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 17 Nov. 2022
• The impact of the bullet caused Burton to fall to the floor.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
• Deputies found a bullet hole near the trunk of his car.
  — David Harris, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023
• One child in the school was shot when a bullet pierced the wall of the classroom.
  — Helen Kwong, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2022
• So what’s the moral of the story? MF: Bite the bullet, just do it.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2023
• Simmons said the bullet fired at Clark may have struck the hostage.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 May 2023
• He had been hit by four bullets, two of them to his chest.
  — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
• Draw it on straight from the bullet, down the nose, across cheekbones, and along the jawline.
  — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
• The bullet sliced through his car, which was not armored.
  — Arturo Torres, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• Not a single ounce of coal was left, so, dodged a bullet there.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
• Trump was hit in the ear before ducking from the bullets.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 16 July 2024
• Viano dodged the bullets and returned fire, killing the suspect.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2023
• The department confirmed that one of the the neighbors was hit by a piece of a bullet.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2023
• Love is blue, and in this movie so are blood, guts, bullets, and octane.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 May 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024