How to Use musket in a Sentence

musket

noun
  • The man who can right himself by a vote, will seldom resort to a musket.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
  • But a perfectly round musket ball was worth plucking from the muck.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Here is the sound of the settlers’ war chant, angry words that sent musket balls flying.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • When tension broke, one side was equipped with steel swords, muskets, and gunpowder.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Slips of paper emerge from the pages like old musket balls or arrowheads plowed up from the depths of decades.
    — Danny Heitman, WSJ, 26 May 2021
  • The first battle is a bloodbath, with the men picked off by musket fire almost at random.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026
  • He was twice seriously wounded, once when a musket ball smashed through his skull.
    — Sara Wheeler, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
  • And there’s still a musket ball hole in the front door, plugged with a little wooden peg to keep the wind from blowing in.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2020
  • These kinds of indentations are formed when a shot is fired from a smooth-bore musket, per the statement.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
  • Armed with machetes and pitchforks, these fighters seized a cache of muskets, then burned down a mansion.
    — Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
  • The best marksmen at the time could manage at most three or four rounds a minute from their muzzle-loading muskets.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But even with so many relics preserved, only 35 other musket balls have been found in the park.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • Monroe was nearly killed during the attack when he was struck in the shoulder by a musket ball.
    — Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The Sentry had lost his musket, and a shower curtain rod replaced it.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2021
  • The Sentry had lost his musket, and a shower curtain rod replaced it.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Still others flee at parades, spooked by the aural nightmare of musket fire and sirens and marching bands.
    — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2018
  • What's more random is Jamie melting down some of the gold bars and turning them into musket balls.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 1 July 2023
  • Then the French started to standardize their muskets.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Here are some more awesome photos of Earnhardt and his new musket and patriots hat.
    — Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The gear is museum-worthy – muskets longer than men are tall, coats ranging from rich brocade to dun homespun.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The braves demonstrated their prowess with the bow and arrow, the Pilgrims with their muskets.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
  • Three people dressed as soldiers lined up for review by Washington, then fired shots from long muskets.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 June 2026
  • Below, the Indians attacked the two men with musket fire and arrows.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The Crown’s forces had approached on horseback and by sea, with muskets, swords, and malevolent intent.
    — David Kamp, Vanities, 22 Sep. 2017
  • The musket was the principal weapon of armed conflict in the 18th century.
    — David French, National Review, 3 Oct. 2017
  • In 2019, the group discovered musket balls, leg bones and a six-pound cannonball at the site.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2022
  • Pumphrey was felled there by a British musket ball, his body left to lie in a shallow grave in South Carolina.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • Real cannons boomed every few seconds, and the rackety-crack of real muskets was constant.
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • An Islander had tried to take a soldier’s musket by grabbing the muzzle, while another had pulled at a sailor’s coat.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Green Mountain Boys encircled the hostages, muskets aloft.
    — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025

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