How to Use ammunition in a Sentence

ammunition

noun
  • The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition.
  • No ammunition was found along with the weapon.
    — Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The choice to buy guns and ammunition.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Hutchins was killed with live ammunition, which was not supposed to be on set.
    — Ana Faguy, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Face the end of the world boldly with love by your side… and uh… some ammunition.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 June 2025
  • That's who told them how old the gun and ammunition inside was.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Abu Ali said that the army shot tear gas, sound grenades and live ammunition.
    — Imad Isseid, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The safe was open on the bed next to an empty box of 9mm ammunition.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Both sides have run low on ammunition, heavy equipment and skilled troops.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2023
  • More than half said at least one gun is stored in the same location as the ammunition.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
  • So why a tax on the makers and sellers of firearms and ammunition?
    — Eileen McCarron, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024
  • If passed, the bill would impose a use and sales tax on the retail sale of ammunition.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • With its dual belt feed, the crew can switch between ammunition types on the move.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Her strike zone shrank and pitchers treated the heart of it like live ammunition.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The team was also out of ammunition, except for a dozen hand grenades.
    — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • As Dorit points out, that is giving her ex ammunition in just the same way.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Desmond wore a large knife on his belt and carried a black fanny pack filled with ammunition.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • But no, in this film, words are the ammunition, not bullets, and truth is what is at stake, not the ranch.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • Cutting the flow of fuel, ammunition and spare parts may be enough.
    — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • More weapons and ammunition were found in his car, the official said.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 7 May 2023
  • This shows the dangers of using live ammunition around such sites.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • In one, the shooter shows off an arsenal of weapons and ammunition laid out on a bed.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Even if the box of ammunition is not full, the bullets must be in their original case.
    — Daily Times, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Even if the box of ammunition is not full, bullets must be in their original case.
    — Lexi Harpster, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Nobody wants to have an ammunition crisis in the middle of a long war.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps the biggest problem is that the tank stores its main gun ammunition among the crew.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The gun was loaded with two rounds of ammunition but no one was harmed, officials said.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Berry was found with a single weapon along with a supply of ammunition, the sheriff said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • Deputies also found a handgun and a large amount of ammunition during their search.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • All the ammunition in sight was stolen along with my cleaning rod but not the tips, patches, or solvent.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025

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