How to Use pepper spray in a Sentence

pepper spray

noun
  • The police used pepper spray to bring the suspect under control.
  • The room filled with pepper spray, and the men were on top of him.
    — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 21 May 2024
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2024
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The man puts down a bag and took out his own pepper spray, and then used it.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Tremaine bought the stun gun, the pepper spray and the Taser.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The pepper spray lingered and left a blue residue in his car.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2021
  • And a pepper spray-type gel was deployed.
    — Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • One of the victim’s friends had been sprayed with pepper spray.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Estes said he’s been exposed to tear gas and pepper spray many times.
    — Andrew Selsky, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Estes said he's been exposed to tear gas and pepper spray many times.
    — Andrew Selsky, Star Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The young man keeps trying to show him his video clip of the pepper spray.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2021
  • Not, like, with-a-gun armed, but like with a baton or pepper spray.
    — Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Police did not say whether pepper spray was used on the woman.
    — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Still, Pinker took a chance and deployed his pepper spray.
    — Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The two argued, and the guard used pepper spray on the woman.
    — Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The two argued, and the guard used pepper spray on the woman.
    — Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026

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