How to Use stun gun in a Sentence

stun gun

noun
  • Two of the thieves were armed, one with mace and one with a stun gun.
    — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • There were death threats, arrests, even a fist fight with a stun gun.
    — National Geographic, 14 July 2016
  • Nelson was armed with a stun gun but didn’t get a chance to fire any weapons.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2025
  • When the man got out, the two men approached him and used a stun gun on him.
    — Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Tremaine bought the stun gun, the pepper spray and the Taser.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The video then appears to jump to a moment with the stun gun.
    — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Witvoet then used the stun gun, which struck the victim in the left chest, records state.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Tonevich started backing off, pulling his stun gun.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Brown had a stun gun used on him and said an officer kneeled on his neck.
    — Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • At one point, an officer pulls out a stun gun and waves it at the crowd.
    — P.r. Lockhart, Vox, 11 Dec. 2018
  • The first stun had no effect and Mims was struck two more times with the stun gun.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Beltran then rearms his stun gun and points it at Cruz, who had sat on a bench.
    — Terry Spencer, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The officers were struggling with him and used a stun gun on him.
    — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The first stun had no effect and Mims is then struck two more times with the stun gun.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The officer pressed the stun gun into the back of man and fired again.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 9 June 2020
  • The police used a stun gun when the man would not comply with their orders.
    — Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News, 25 May 2018
  • The man advanced a second time and again police fired their stun guns.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Questions have been raised in the past about the safety of the Taser stun gun.
    — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, 1 June 2020
  • Nichols pulled the stun gun’s probes out and began running, the report says.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • An officer runs onto the track and uses a stun gun to stop the fight.
    — Max Londberg, kansascity, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Cure lifts an arm up and Aldridge then uses his stun gun against Cure, video shows.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The officers pull the woman out and appear to use a stun gun on the man.
    — Jay Reeves, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2020
  • At least one officer used a stun gun and another fired a gun.
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Officers used less lethal force in the form of a stun gun and ordered the man to drop the knife.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • After getting hit with the stun gun, West dropped to his knees with his hands in the air.
    — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The suspects instead pulled out a stun gun and robbed her of $280.
    — Rafael Guerrero, Naperville Sun, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The encounter ends when police use a stun gun on a man holding a 1-year-old.
    — Perry Vandell, azcentral, 12 June 2020
  • Meyer is seen using a stun gun on the back of Crawford’s leg.
    — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Rush tried to grab the stun gun, at which point Hickman hit Rush in the head with it.
    — German Lopez, Vox, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Beltran then arms his stun gun and points it at Cruz, who gets on the ground and is handcuffed.
    — Terry Spencer, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021

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