How to Use artillery in a Sentence

artillery

noun
  • The troops were being bombarded by artillery.
  • The tanks had stopped on the beach, some hit by artillery, some knocked out by mines.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
  • Their artillery is proof of concept.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Plus, tanks and other artillery can be tough to get through customs.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Ukrainian drones and artillery made quick work of the assault group.
    — David Axe, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The buildings bore bullet holes and burn marks from artillery blasts.
    — Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Tank and artillery numbers now seem to matter less.
    — Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
  • There's artillery shells all over the place that could explode at any moment.
    — CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
  • For decades, artillery has been fired in the canyon to dislodge avalanches.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2021
  • Those that remained upright are pocked with small-arms fire and holes from artillery fire.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 8 July 2024
  • But what everyone writes about is the artillery.
    — Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Yet artillery boomed and plumes of inky smoke rose from a battle on the far side of the river.
    — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 14 June 2024
  • Many [civilian] deaths came from air strikes, whether from artillery shelling or missiles.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The armorer is the person on set who in charge of the weapons and artillery.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Nov. 2021
  • That city has been one of the main targets of Russian bombs and artillery.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2022
  • One worker used a large blowtorch to heat the rod used to bend artillery shells into shape.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The armored cab keeps the crew of four safe from heavy machine gun and artillery shrapnel.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Russian drones, artillery, rockets and airstrikes are near-constant in the city.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The sound of war is constant, with artillery and rocket duels on the horizon to the north.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2022
  • The two sides have been pummelling each other with missiles, drones and artillery, with no end to the war in sight.
    — Guy Faulconbridge, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • The two main roadways leading west out of the city are, in effect, artillery alleys.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In the early winter darkness, lights flash on the horizon as the two armies trade artillery fire.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The nose cone of a French 75mm artillery shell, mostly intact.
    — Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The war in Ukraine could hinge on whichever side could produce or procure the most heavy artillery.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That’s when, as if on cue, the whistle-pause-boom of incoming mortars and artillery cut in.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Murata was killed by an artillery shell in eastern France.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • One way of boosting the performance of an artillery round is to install a ramjet in it.
    — New Atlas, 21 May 2025
  • Some of the 22 lead artillery shots found on the shipwreck appeared flattened on one or two sides.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There was no need to dial down the pace or artillery as long as the results column was full of big, fat Ws.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The West has been too slow, and the need to even out the artillery disparity is urgent.
    — Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ, 12 July 2022

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