How to Use Molotov cocktail in a Sentence

Molotov cocktail

noun
  • The rounds were blanks, the Molotov cocktail wasn’t lit, the smoke came from a machine.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • An unlit Molotov cocktail was found in one of the cars, police said.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The Molotov cocktail was thrown at the front door of the clinic, causing a fire.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • At times, mobs armed with swords and Molotov cocktails came looking for Muslims.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Rivera has been credited to have thrown the second Molotov cocktail.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Guards found three Molotov cocktails in the backpack, the department said.
    — Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
  • At the time these were were kites and balloons carrying Molotov cocktails flown from Gaza.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Some of the demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and set off fireworks, the police said.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The suspect is believed to have used Molotov cocktails and a firearm to conduct his attack, police said.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Burning Khamenei's billboard in Yazd with a Molotov cocktail.
    — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Soliman, who had overstayed his visa, used Molotov cocktails and a makeshift flamethrower during the assault.
    — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • That suspect had been arrested and was found in possession of Molotov cocktails, a smoke grenade, smoke bombs, and firearm parts.
    — Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Embassy guards found three Molotov cocktails in the backpack, according to the complaint.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
  • He is accused of tossing Molotov cocktails at a Chesterland Church.
    — Robert Wang, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
  • In one of the attacks, the Molotov cocktail, which was made with a glass growler purchased from a Goodwill, didn't explode.
    — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The protests were largely peaceful, though some became violent with Molotov cocktails or shots fired at showrooms.
    — Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 2 May 2025
  • On Tuesday night, protesters threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at police.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 9 Mar. 2023
  • He is accused of using a hammer to break two windows before hurling Molotov cocktails inside to spark the blaze.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
  • That footage also appeared in the beginning of the original video just after a Molotov cocktail, as it is known, is lit.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 26 July 2023
  • Staff would be chased away by furious locals, who hurled dead animals and once even a Molotov cocktail into the mine’s compound.
    — TIME, 14 May 2024
  • Two men were killed, 19 people were injured and scores of homes and buildings were burned down in the attack, some with fire bombs and Molotov cocktails.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Others have been charged with use of Molotov cocktails against sheriff’s deputies and throwing bricks at federal law enforcement.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
  • Cudi testified that his Porsche was later firebombed in his driveway with a Molotov cocktail.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
  • One allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail, and three deputies were struck, causing minor injuries, the department said.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
  • Security footage showed a man breaking a window into the home and throwing a homemade Molotov cocktail.
    — Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Anarchist came in and firebombs with Molotov cocktails the Cop City site in Atlanta.
    — Tirhakah Love, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
  • In the week before the Fourth of July, this guy got picked up at the Obamas’ house with firearms and Molotov cocktails in his car.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 13 July 2023
  • The third man, Batten, pleaded guilty to teaching the others how to assemble the Molotov cocktail used in the attack.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • Millet returned a few minutes later and threw a Molotov cocktail into the bank, starting a fire that was extinguished by a customer.
    — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 29 June 2023
  • Batten is accused of advising and directing Brannon on how to make the Molotov cocktail.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023

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