How to Use AK-47 in a Sentence

AK-47

noun
  • Gress fired one round from his AK-47 and was also armed with a handgun.
    — Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The defense said that because an AK-47 was used, the bullet could be as far as a mile away.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Beyond giving each man an AK-47 and some spare magazines, the army had run out of gear.
    — Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Brown said he was armed with an AK-47 and Carter was carrying a 12-gauge shotgun.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Foster was carrying an AK-47 when Perry shot and killed him.
    — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Foster was carrying an AK-47 when Perry shot and killed him.
    — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Kuras and the only other uninjured man in the boat fled the scene while returning fire with an AK-47.
    — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
  • Foster was openly carrying an AK-47 across his chest, which is legal in Texas.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2023
  • Foster was openly carrying an AK-47 across his chest, which is legal in Texas.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023
  • With their AK-47s strapped to their vests and their faces covered, the fighters took selfies, shook hands and handed water to passers-by.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
  • One item, an AK-47 Counter-Strike skin, recently sold for more than $1 million.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Parkington fired dozens of AK-47 rounds at officers, police said.
    — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The book details how the rancher must patrol his property with an AK-47 daily to guard against drug runners.
    — José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2025
  • When authorities served a search warrant at his home, agents found an AK-47, a shotgun and 10 firearms in a safe.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Jette noted the ejection pattern of the AK-47, and the position of the wound and Buitimea's body, showed where the shot came from. Larkin also said the medical examiner was unable to determine the time of death.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Kibbutz security fought off a group of around 30 militants armed with grenades and AK-47s at the front gate.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
  • An insurgent fires his AK-47 in the air in celebration of taking the city, in another.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Police learned the gunman was riding a scooter and had fired an AK-47, apparently at someone else.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 25 June 2021
  • Well, the young guy has an AK-47, and the young guy was actually arranging for the transfer of explosives.
    — CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • You're being held at gunpoint by towering figures wearing black and holding AK-47s.
    — Pamela Appea, Parents, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Gress crashed his vehicle, exited with an AK-47 and pointed it at officers, prompting them to open fire.
    — Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Guides told the Westerners that the majority of victims had been killed with an AK-47 round shot into the back of their head.
    — Iain Overton, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2016
  • Foster, who was legally carrying an AK-47 across his chest, approached the driver’s side window and said something.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
  • When the commandos reach bin Laden’s room on the third floor, an AK-47 and a Makarov pistol are seen in arm’s reach of bin Laden.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
  • Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.
    — ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • He was struck by the oddity of foreigners snapping photos of his old comrades clutching AK-47s on the murals.
    — Amanda Ferguson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • He was struck with 11 bullets from enemy AK-47 fire along with grenade fragments from a nearby explosion.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The officers searched the car and found an AK-47 and a pistol, along with magazines and ammunition, police said.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • The rapper recalled some of his most unforgettable viral stunts during his rise, including running up a hill with an AK-47.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The photo showed an AK-47, a handgun, a cache of ammunition and several magazines.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 24 May 2023

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