How to Use discharge in a Sentence

discharge

1 of 2 verb
  • The gun failed to discharge.
  • The judge discharged the jury.
  • Thousands of soldiers were discharged after the war.
  • She's due to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.
  • The ship discharged missiles against enemy targets.
  • We had to discharge several employees last week.
  • The charges do not mean a gun was discharged.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The rest have since been discharged.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • That agent then discharged their firearm.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
  • He has since been been discharged, Evans said.
    — Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Yates then discharged his firearm twice, Thomas said.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
  • He may be discharged within a few days.
    — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • They were treated and discharged on the same day.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
  • There was a struggle and the firearm discharged.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
  • He was then discharged and released on bail.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • One of those young patients has been discharged.
    — Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Humphreys was discharged home five days later.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
  • During the fight, a firearm was discharged.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • She has since been treated and discharged.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • After that, two agents discharged their weapons.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
  • He was discharged after eight days.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Many are discharged within hours.
    — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • He was discharged on New Year’s Day.
    — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Megan has since been treated, discharged and is now resting.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Single-stage snow blowers use an auger to suck up snow and discharge it through a chute.
    — Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
  • There would be restrictions on the time and place where hunters could discharge their firearms.
    — Elle Meyers, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • All eight were discharged by the following day.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Both have since been discharged from the hospital.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But some pieces of the shattered brain would become lodged in the nasal canals and have to be discharged.
    — Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • My chili-garlic sauce was duly discharged.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 8 May 2026

discharge

2 of 2 noun
  • The doctors approved her discharge from the hospital.
  • After his discharge from the military, he went to college to become a teacher.
  • The damage was caused by accidental discharge of a hunting rifle.
  • Several former employees are suing the company for wrongful discharge.
  • The woman was cleared for discharge.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Keep an eye out for bloody or watery nipple discharge and armpit lumps.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Barredo said both suspects were involved in the discharge of the firearm.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
  • No chemicals are used to treat the discharge, records show.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The man grabs his head, in apparent pain from the discharge of the handgun so close to him.
    — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
  • Yeast infections may have a cottage cheese-like discharge and swelling of the labia.
    — Tracee Cornforth, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Once the pump switches on, the water should drain quickly through the discharge pipe.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • At discharge, we were promised discussion and follow-up.
    — Nisha Narayanan, STAT, 5 June 2026
  • Brenda took a hardship discharge from the Marines to care for Zachary.
    — Adam England, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • This condition occurs when milk or a milk-like discharge leaks from a man's nipples.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Nov. 2025
  • With his discharge from the hospital, his timetable to return to the field has yet to be disclosed.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • During the rainy season, the Orinoco is the world’s third-largest river by discharge.
    — Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
  • If there’s increasing pain, discharge, or swelling, an infection should be ruled out.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
  • This showed that the laser pulses had triggered electrical discharges.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
  • His discharge has been delayed due to his father’s detention.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Sump pump damage can happen in the motor, check valve, switch, float, basin, discharge pipe, or casing.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Wounds that become infected may be red, swollen or discolored and may have a discharge.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • That discharge can travel between clouds, within a single cloud, or between the cloud and the ground.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Knowledge of the new pathway for student loan discharge is still limited.
    — John Csiszar, CNBC, 2 June 2026
  • Others claimed that living in large towns or cities increased menstrual discharge.
    — Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Whether the discharge petition will be necessary remains to be seen.
    — Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This can lead to symptoms like vaginal discharge, odor, itching and discomfort.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Ask your congressman to sign the discharge petition.
    — Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • In any event, government by discharge petition may be our only hope of thwarting chaos.
    — Norman J. Ornstein, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Williams was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and grossly negligent discharge of a firearm.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The first step to solving the problem is to determine the source of the water discharge, Spear said.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026

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