gunner

Example Sentences

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She had already begun a budding romance with Ron, an RAF gunner, but believed she had been rejected when his letters went unanswered.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 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

Donald became a gunner in the Middlesex Regiment.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

Valery Shyrokov, 47, an infantryman and mortar gunner who volunteered in 2022 and served, among other places, in the bloody battle for Bakhmut, uses the word “disappointed,” but his manner suggests something far stronger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024

The challenging Pe-2 dive-bomber’s aircrew of three included a pilot, a navigator, and a tail gunner.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein