How to Use ammo in a Sentence

ammo

noun
Definition of ammonext
  • The soldiers ran out of ammo.
  • And that’s the kind of play that gives Kitchens’ critics more ammo.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2019
  • McGinnis said this meant the Glock with the ammo weighed over twice as much as the Taser.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The aim is for the new ammo to be 20 percent less than an equal brass case weight.
    — Allison Barrie, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Need more emotional ammo to pull the brakes and make the break take?
    — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2018
  • Tear gas started a fire, and the fire blew up some of the thousands of rounds of ammo the SLA had cached in the house.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
  • First being not to have real ammo on the set, or on the truck.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Two picks would give them more ammo in the honeypot of the draft.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • There’s even a braai kit with the MadKon ammo box grill.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 25 Nov. 2020
  • An ammo clip for the rifle skittered across the floor, a kid told me.
    — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 20 May 2018
  • The gas stations sell live bait, and the hardware stores sell ammo.
    — Max B. Sawicky, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • And this is a bizarre time to remove ammo the Fed is using to fight the crisis.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Not all shootings are such a boon for gun and ammo stocks.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 25 May 2022
  • True strength doesn’t need to drape itself in long guns and ammo belts.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Joel shoots his revolver at one of the Clickers but runs out of ammo and has to reload.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Inside an air shaft, in the area that leads to the slide, there are eight Nerf guns with 1,000 rounds of Nerf gun ammo.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Made trip from Utah beach to Brittany with load of ammo.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2018
  • Save your ammo; there are a couple bowls … or 35 … still to be played.
    — Cameron Dasilva, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 19 Dec. 2019
  • What’s a couple more bucks on top of the ammo and NRA dues to ease your troubled mind?
    — Elliott Woods, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2018
  • There’s no need for live ammo or even blanks onset in this day and age.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The last bit of the game is more all-out action mechs, hordes of enemies and loads of ammo.
    — Washington Post, 10 May 2021
  • The system can load a fresh ammo pack in just six seconds.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2018
  • But at least some U.S.-made ammo is heading out of the country.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Your ammo is almost, but not quite, right for your gun.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Many of the rebels were in their 60s and 70s, with deep creases etched into their brows and ammo belts wrapped around their waist.
    — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • It has never been made clear how live ammo made it onto the set.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The Rangers and Rays stockpiled ammo for the postseason.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The shooter has multiple clips of ammo and no fear of death.
    — Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 22 June 2019
  • There’s so much ammo in brat, so many intriguing moments that could be looped, taken apart.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The international game features geocaches ranging from smaller-than-a-dime, nanos, to ammo cans, and 5-gallon buckets.
    — Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025

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