often attributive
1
: a round or elongated missile (as of lead) to be fired from a firearm
broadly
: cartridge sense a
2
a
: something resembling a bullet (as in curved form)
b
: a large dot placed in printed matter to call attention to a particular passage
3
: a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (such as a ball or puck)
Examples of bullet in a Sentence
He was killed by an assassin's bullet.
Bullets were used to separate each item.
The quarterback threw a bullet to the receiver.
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On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan had just finished speaking at a union convention and was emerging from the hotel when he was struck by a bullet from would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. .
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Major Garrett, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Her bullet, though, goes not into his heart, but his crotch.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
One resident, Megan Hogan, pointed to a tree in her front yard that blocked the path of a bullet headed toward her daughter’s room.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
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Major Garrett, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Her bullet, though, goes not into his heart, but his crotch.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Apr. 2025
One resident, Megan Hogan, pointed to a tree in her front yard that blocked the path of a bullet headed toward her daughter’s room.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bullet
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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bullet
noun
bul·let
ˈbu̇l-ət 
1
: a usually cone-shaped lead pellet fixed in the front of a firearms cartridge
2
a
: something like a bullet
b
: a large dot used in print to call attention to a particular passage
3
: a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (as a ball)
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