How to Use firepower in a Sentence

firepower

noun
  • The army didn't have the firepower to defeat the invaders.
  • The firepower at the top in each case knows the stakes.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Lozano has that kind of firepower.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Do the Tigers have the firepower to keep up?
    — Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Her strength isn’t in firepower.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 June 2026
  • Get past the first five spots of the order, though, and the firepower starts to cease.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
  • Note that actions now could lead to longterm wins, so don’t let this firepower go to waste.
    — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • And with that amount of firepower even there was no chance of getting sleepy even in the night scenes.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Where was the firepower one was used to seeing in that uniform?
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 30 July 2021
  • As a result, most armies adapt in the face of modern firepower.
    — Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Short on firepower and speed, the Loons play a defense-first style.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Hamm was great despite a club on his hand, but Franklin had too much firepower.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2021
  • This time, the Padres will seek to at least match the Dodgers’ firepower.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Both teams have a lot of offensive firepower, so give me the over 8.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The film has a strong supporting cast safely out of the way of all the firepower.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This team is pretty healthy now and has plenty of firepower to move back up the standings.
    — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The Bengals will struggle to find the firepower to stay in this one.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The firepower was there; the cavalry charged too hard.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • But the Spurs have too much firepower and depth for the Blazers.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But in the end, Texas may have too much firepower and will move on to the next round of the playoff.
    — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But the Lakers lacked the firepower to muster a true comeback bid.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Newcastle have not been full of firepower away from home this season.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Tualatin was not done, but did not have enough firepower to keep up late with the Lions.
    — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2022
  • That shouldn’t be possible with this much firepower, but every team goes cold at some point.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • His firepower for short stints on the mound intrigues the Rockies.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the end, the Pistons ran out of firepower while playing their third game in four nights.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Hence the need for start-ups to scale quickly – and for financial firepower.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In the end though, the Chiefs have too much offensive firepower.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Broadcom has firepower in the world of AI.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Gators have enough firepower on offense to make this a game if their defense gets enough stops.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 17 Dec. 2020

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