tear gas

Example Sentences

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“John cleared a tear gas canister away from everyone,” Johnson said, pushing back on the government’s account and adding that tear gas had been deployed indiscriminately by law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Footage from local media showed police using tear gas to disperse people who approached the crash site to gather the money.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

SRG doesn’t use tear gas or shoot “pepper balls” or rubber bullets as seen in other cities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

"When the police started firing tear gas, I was with Fatty," the former lawmaker Lee recalled.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

I back away, right into Garrett, whose eyes have teared up, and it has nothing to do with the tear gas.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman