tear gas
Example Sentences
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When less-lethal weapons proved ineffective, the department deployed tear gas on two occasions, June 8 and 14, to disperse “violent groups” and restore order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
When police fired tear gas and charged protesters that afternoon, I kept filming.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We don't want tear gas and running battles in the streets. We are too old for that," one of the parents told journalists in Nairobi.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
After a day of largely peaceful demonstrations on Saturday, including a counter-protest in support of ICE, some protesters attempted to breach a police barricade, prompting police to use tear gas.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
In what is also known as the “Battle of Toledo,” sheriff’s deputies used tear gas and fire hoses against Electric Auto-Lite Company strikers.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
