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Gun-toting Henry halts the escaping car and holds the nefarious trio at gunpoint.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Lord John realizing he’s being held at gunpoint; a building burning; Jamie hugging Marsali and Claire tending bees.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
Wendy, Hermit and Nibs make it to the boat off the island, only to be held at gunpoint by Siberian (Diêm Camille) and other Prodigy Corporation soldiers.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Ranzy’s attorney, assistant public defender Alex Vian, asked Judge Bryce Ehrman that he be released on $10,000 conditional bail, arguing that he was robbed at gunpoint and defended himself.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Lord John realizing he’s being held at gunpoint; a building burning; Jamie hugging Marsali and Claire tending bees.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
Wendy, Hermit and Nibs make it to the boat off the island, only to be held at gunpoint by Siberian (Diêm Camille) and other Prodigy Corporation soldiers.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Ranzy’s attorney, assistant public defender Alex Vian, asked Judge Bryce Ehrman that he be released on $10,000 conditional bail, arguing that he was robbed at gunpoint and defended himself.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gunpoint
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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