projectiles

Example Sentences

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The two projectiles hit the target, a retired Philippines navy corvette, around 75 kilometres offshore in the South China Sea, causing it to sink, officials said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

It still might not be the best idea to let people throw projectiles as the night goes on, though.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

“We don’t have photographs, site plans, measurements, the recovery of projectiles, blood spatter analysis, all of those things we would normally get at a crime scene.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Ships would be vulnerable to mines, and projectiles launched from shore.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Now, Sierra thought, and she felt her small battalion of green projectiles fall into formation around her.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older