How to Use weapon of mass destruction in a Sentence

weapon of mass destruction

noun phrase
  • Any weapon that can be defeated by a net isn't a weapon of mass destruction.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Routh was convicted of a felony for possession of a weapon of mass destruction.
    — Tovia Smith, NPR, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Routh was convicted of possession of a weapon of mass destruction, a felony.
    — Tovia Smith, NPR, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Nasir faces nine charges, including two counts of weapon of mass destruction and two counts of threat of terrorism.
    — Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Experts also say fentanyl would be difficult to use as a weapon of mass destruction.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Bjorn was charged with a second-degree felony for making a false report of a bomb, arson or weapon of mass destruction.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Geri has been charged with possession of a destructive device and false report of a weapon of mass destruction.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Carroll and Page are also charged with one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
  • And so now his administration is calling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction.
    — ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Stitch centers on a lonely girl who befriends a blue puppy that turns out to be an escaped alien engineered to be a weapon of mass destruction.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
  • In the present day, although the scenario is different, Putin is also using food as a weapon of mass destruction.
    — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
  • In 2002, court records show, he was convicted of possessing a weapon of mass destruction — a machine gun.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • In 2002, court records state, he was convicted of possessing a weapon of mass destruction — a machine gun.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Watch on Russia has been happy to threaten the use of this weird weapon of mass destruction prior to its operational deployment.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The broader tragedy for both brothers was that the creation of the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction—a thing too horrible ever to use—didn’t much change how people viewed war.
    — Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Go back to the beginning and see where our modern superhero craze really became a cinematic weapon of mass destruction.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2021
  • This suburban crisis is fueling a narrative of fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, aimed at naive victims who don’t know the fake pills contain poison.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • As the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron hand (and builds a secret weapon of mass destruction), pockets of resistance are growing, and everybody’s stressed out.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Last year a group of Republican attorneys general asked the president to declare fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction.
    — Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The fairy princesses go on strike, the evil Stepmother gets spiteful with a plan that goes sadly wrong, and the narrator rages, deploying banishment as a weapon of mass destruction.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 22 June 2023
  • Naturally, making a pact with a scaly weapon of mass destruction has consequences in a story that takes place over 25 years beginning in 1989.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • If social media is the equivalent of a weapon of mass destruction, then Jack Dorsey would be a contender for the digital era’s Robert Oppenheimer.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 June 2024
  • McVeigh committed federal crimes, such as use of a weapon of mass destruction on federal property and the murder of federal law enforcement officers.
    — Stefanie Lindquist, The Conversation, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In a court filing, prosecutors also referred to Routh's conviction for possession of a weapon of mass destruction in 2002.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The fear of terrorists using aircraft as a weapon of mass destruction remained as a real threat, especially considering Ground Zero was only a few miles south.
    — Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 6 July 2024
  • This crucial detail is what boosts a weapon of mass destruction on the order of a few dozen kilotons to something like Castle Bravo, the first US thermonuclear bomb test.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Flavien faces two counts of making a false report concerning a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction and two counts of use of a two-way communication device to facilitate or further the commission of a felony offense.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The arrest coincides with North Carolina criminal court records that include Routh's conviction for possession of a weapon of mass destruction.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Prosecutors noted in their request that Routh was convicted in December 2002 of possession of a weapon of mass destruction, a felony.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
  • After a three-week trial, a federal jury found Beal, of Long Beach, guilty of using a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, and three other felonies related to the explosion.
    — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023

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