How to Use water cannon in a Sentence

water cannon

noun
  • The police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 15 Dec. 2019
  • Police used water cannon and fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Police cleared them off the streets by using water cannons and their fists.
    — The Economist, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Police fired tear gas, water cannons and, in one case, shot a gun into the air.
    — James Griffiths, CNN, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Sprinklers would unleash rain and fog, while water cannons spewed waves.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Officers had to use a water cannon to disperse some of the crowds.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • The police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse the crowd, the statement said.
    — Iliana Magra, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Police opened fire after tear gas and water cannon failed to disperse the crowds.
    — Fox News, 25 June 2024
  • Police used tear gas, pepper spray and a water cannon to disperse the crowd.
    — Hameraldi Agolli, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The statement made no mention of water cannon.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Toward its end, a small number of them clashed with police, who fired tear gas and a water cannon.
    — Fernanda Figueroa, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Police had to use a water cannon to quell the demonstrators.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Tear gas and water cannons were used against the protesters in an effort to disperse them.
    — Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
  • At one point, the water cannon sprayed a handful of people standing outside a mosque.
    — Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Some threw stones at police, who responded by firing tear gas and water cannons.
    — Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2018
  • Instead, they were turned away by riot police, and the parade was shut down with tear gas and water cannons.
    — Zoë Madonna, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
  • The party hasn't stopped and has now featured a water cannon salute and some great Rapinoe dance moves.
    — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 8 July 2019
  • Police have increased their use of tear-gas, rubber bullets and water cannon.
    — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The army responded with rubber bullets, tear gas and a water cannon.
    — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Police scuffled with protesters and sprayed the crowd with a water cannon.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In response, the government attacked me with tear gas and water cannons.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Police used a water cannon to clear protesters who blocked a main artery leading to Jerusalem.
    — Julia Frankel, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2023
  • It’s been another one of those weeks when the flow of AI news is at water cannon levels.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 May 2024
  • The police in Tel Aviv turned a water cannon on protesters who had blocked a main road for hours.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Police deployed water cannons and tear gas to try to disperse the rioters.
    — Laignee Barron, Time, 3 May 2018
  • Sometimes, there is just a big hole at the bottom of the dam (on the dry side) so that water can just shoot out like a massive water cannon.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 31 May 2021
  • Imagine the lightest discernible breath of air on a calm day compared to the force of a powerful water cannon.
    — Peter Tuthill, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Police used water cannon on protesters for the first time on Friday.
    — NBC News, 17 Oct. 2020
  • After landing in Glasgow, we were greeted by a water cannon salute.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • Police fired tear gas and water cannon in an attempt to disperse the crowd, Reuters witnesses said.
    — NBC News, 9 Oct. 2020

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