tear gas

Example Sentences

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Federal authorities deployed tear gas and made some arrests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

It added that the claim that tear gas was deliberately fired into the hospital "does not correspond to the facts".

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 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