How to Use Kalashnikov in a Sentence
Kalashnikov
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He was issued a Kalashnikov rifle, 120 bullets, an armored vest and a helmet for the assault.
—Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-04-22
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Trucks filled with Kalashnikov rifles drove into Kyiv’s neighborhoods and handed out weapons to anyone who wanted to join the fight.
—WIRED, 2023-07-06
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Russia has supplied fighter aircraft, nuclear submarines, cruise missiles, battle tanks, Kalashnikov rifles and much more.
—Karishma Mehrotra, Washington Post, 2023-06-20
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The al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden often had a later-model Kalashnikov propped up behind him in his video addresses.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 2023-11-22
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Ukrainian forces have recovered at least two copies of the Kalashnikov Kyb drone, evidence that Russia is using loitering munitions.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2022-03-28
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In one piece of footage, a fighter in an Adidas T-shirt vigorously pats the back of a crying baby who is pressed against his shoulder—the same shoulder carrying his Kalashnikov.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2023-10-30
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According to the customs records, Poly Technologies intended its shipments to be used in the kinds of ammunition fired by Russian Kalashnikov assault rifles and sniper rifles.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 2023-06-23
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The tunnel shaft was uncovered in the area of the hospital underneath a shed alongside a vehicle containing numerous weapons including RPGs, explosives and Kalashnikov rifles.
—Abc News, ABC News, 2023-11-19
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