tear gas

Example Sentences

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“Our residents should be able to express their rights without being met with rubber bullets or tear gas,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

CS gas - often referred to as "tear gas" - was used as a replacement.

From BBC

Unemployed WWI veterans marched on Washington in 1932 to demand bonuses, only to have their encampments dispersed with tanks and tear gas.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also pressed Bovino about some reported incidents around the city, including the alleged use of tear gas in one neighborhood over the weekend as families made their way to a nearby Halloween parade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Agents have set off tear gas canisters without giving a heads-up to Chicago police.

From Los Angeles Times