gunner

Example Sentences

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The family's journey through the past began when former gunner Percy, from Pimlico in central London, shared his story of landing on Sword Beach with the 7th Armoured Division of the British Army.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

Although more accustomed to playing out wide as a gunner, he didn’t blink at lining up at a position more often occupied by bigger linebackers, or sometimes even linemen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

Eighth Air Force and served as a radio gunner on a B-17, the massive bomber known as the Flying Fortress.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Mr Dennett, a Navy gunner from Wallesey, Merseyside, told the King how he was "grateful" to be alive after so many young men died fighting during the war.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

And some of them I met briefly and liked and won’t ever see again, like the vicar’s son who flew Spitfires and Anna Engel and the Jamaican gunner.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein