Example sentences for: weapons

How can you use “weapons” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It was improvised by civilians who had never handled a hijacked aircraft that attempted to disappear, and by a military unprepared for the transformation of commercial aircraft into weapons of mass destruction.

  • On guard against such a potential E.T. viruses is an army of professional proofreaders who, like electronic inspectors at airports searching for concealed weapons, are supposed to weed out errors before the final printing.

  • Such a study, if it actually existed, yields significant insight into the thinking of al Qaeda's leaders: (1) they rejected hijackings aimed at gaining the release of imprisoned comrades as too complex, because al Qaeda had no friendly countries in which to land a plane and then negotiate; (2) they considered the bombing of commercial flights in midair-as carried out against Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland- a promising means to inflict massive casualties; and (3) they did not yet consider using hijacked aircraft as weapons against other targets.

  • The NYT front-page piece on this quotes the explanation proffered for Iraq's behavior by the Australian head of the weapons inspection team: namely, that Iraq is probably still in the biological and chemical weapons business.

  • If you claim you are adding to your private gun collection, you can buy whatever weapons you want from shows without a waiting period or paperwork.


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