How to Use artillery pieces in a Sentence

artillery pieces

plural noun
  • Their range has surpassed that of most artillery pieces, and their targeting is far more precise than a standard shell’s.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • North Korea has thousands of conventional artillery pieces, which could wreak havoc on South Korea.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • If Ukraine needs to wear down the number of Russian artillery pieces, for instance, Fedorov can increase the number of points granted for destroying them.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • By the time coalition ground forces advanced, airpower had destroyed or disabled more than 4,200 Iraqi tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery pieces.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • During the Second World War, the Allies built thousands of inflatable tanks, trucks, Jeeps, artillery pieces, and airplanes.
    David Szondy may 24, New Atlas, 24 May 2026
  • Although both militaries have procured a large number of artillery pieces through foreign aid, domestic development, and refurbishing older systems, these losses are very significant.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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