gunner
Example Sentences
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"The others had half wings – one was an observer and the other a rear gunner."
From BBC • May 5, 2025
In another, she wrote: "My Harvey, life is never gunner be the same. Love you so much."
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025
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 gunner survived and is now recovering, Lawyer said a few days later.
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
The assistant gunner was badly injured, and Allen was promoted to his position.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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