ammunition
Example Sentences
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When Estuardo Mazariegos was 22, he was pulled over by Los Angeles police officers who found a gun and ammunition in the back seat of his Nissan Sentra.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Over the past year, Iran has pre-positioned arms and ammunition for proxy cells in countries including Germany and Austria, as well as along migrant routes in the Balkans, several European and U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Colombia's defence minister said the sound came from ammunition on board blowing up in the flames.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
"We want to have vast amounts of ammunition, which we have right now," Trump said during an event in the Oval Office.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
The corporal commanded us to take as much ammunition as we could carry.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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