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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Nine months later, Kinser’s remains were found in a sinkhole with a bullet hole in his skull, according to court documents.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Police say a bullet also struck the senior center at the park, but there were no additional injuries.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The pin strikes the edge of the rimfire cartridge to send the bullet down the range.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Another showed Levi firing two shots without showing where the bullets struck.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Police say a bullet also struck the senior center at the park, but there were no additional injuries.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The pin strikes the edge of the rimfire cartridge to send the bullet down the range.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Another showed Levi firing two shots without showing where the bullets struck.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
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 19 Feb. 2026.
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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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