heavy artillery

Example Sentences

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The garden is still filled with the remnants of war: a Soviet fighter jet, helicopters, tanks, pieces of heavy artillery and military vehicles.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

In Perth, Ben Stokes' team unleashed their heavy artillery to devastating and exhilarating effect.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The excursion with his daughters was for his 59th birthday, as well as to celebrate his safe return from a humanitarian aid trip to Ukraine where he came under heavy artillery fire.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

But the army, which has depended mainly on air strikes and heavy artillery, could benefit from GIS intelligence gathering skills honed over decades as it tries to root out the RSF.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023

Conkers for bullets, crab apples and windfallen pears for heavy artillery.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell