projectiles
Example Sentences
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Such combined assaults expose a vulnerability in Western air defenses that rely on expensive interceptors to shoot down incoming projectiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Oil rose $4.46 per barrel, or 5.20% to $90.22 a barrel in New York after reports that two oil tankers carrying Saudi oil were hit by rockets and other projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Iran state media reported the country's deputy governor for security as saying four projectiles had hit the counties of Chabahar and Konarak.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In further comments to the Focus news outlet, a spokesman for the operator said homemade projectiles, resembling fireworks typically used on New Year's Eve in Germany, were used in the attack.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The air above the chasm turned into a fireworks show of flaming projectiles, exploding rocks, and fresh produce.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
