gunner

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Dougie Shelley joined the Royal Navy at the age of 17, serving as a seaman gunner, and said earlier this year: "There is not many of us left."

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

"The others had half wings – one was an observer and the other a rear gunner."

From BBC • May 5, 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

My Jamaican rear gunner and I took a tortuous route over a series of garden walls to avoid the checkpoint on the road.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein