How to Use ballistic in a Sentence

ballistic

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• We’ve even been hit by ballistic missiles fired from the Black Sea.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2022
• Seconds later, one of them, wearing a ballistic vest and helmet, gets hand sanitizer from a dispenser mounted on the wall.
  — Dallas News, 12 July 2022
• Russia’s defense ministry later accused Ukraine of striking the city with ballistic missiles.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 3 July 2022
• Your last option is going to include ballistic-type moves that will help to improve athletic performance, or at least give you the feeling of training like an athlete.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 29 June 2022
• Nineteen minutes after the gunman entered, the first ballistic shield was brought into the building by police, the witness testified.
  — Jim Vertuno and Jake Bleiberg, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2022
• Yesterday missiles, today artillery: if tomorrow is heavy drones, will that inevitably mean strike aircraft and ballistic missiles the day after?
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• Additional officers arrived with the first ballistic shield at 11:52, while two more shields were at the scene shortly after noon.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 21 June 2022
• Within 19 minutes, police had a protective ballistic shield inside.
  — Mark Berman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
• As the gunfire inside the classroom began, a Border Patrol agent with a ballistic shield lowered it to the ground to protect the team's legs, Rios said.
  — Arkansas Online, 19 June 2022
• Another officer with a ballistic shield arrived at 12:03 p.m., and another came with a shield two minutes later.
  — CBS News, 21 June 2022
• North Korea had launched ballistic missiles six times in the last two weeks.
  — Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2022
• At least 17 ballistic missiles are seen lined up outside the square.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 8 Feb. 2023
• The last missile launch was on June 5, with eight short-range ballistic missiles.
  — Gawon Bae, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022
• This comes days after the North test-launched two ballistic missiles.
  — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2022
• Deputies searched the home and found two guns, Luna said, noting that ballistic tests were pending.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023
• Bruggeman was hit several times in his ballistic vest and in the left arm, the affidavit said.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
• The country’s air force said in a statement that Russia overnight launched three cruise missiles and three ballistic Kinzhals.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
• The bag is made of a durable, rugged 1680-denier ballistic polyester, with four spinner wheels and a telescopic handle.
  — Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 19 Aug. 2022
• His ballistic vest was structured like those meant to be bulletproof, but stuffed with goose down and styled under a tank top with slacks.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2023
• One deputy was shot in his ballistic vest and suffered a ricochet wound that fractured his pelvis and the other deputy was struck in the upper left arm.
  — oregonlive, 26 July 2023
• The gunman was wearing a ballistic vest and a ski mask and had a police scanner, officials said.
  — Tom Winter, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• As part of the drills China carried out the test launch of ballistic missiles across the Taiwan Strait—including some of which flew over the island.
  — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• The Starship will crash back to a destructive splashdown about 150 miles north of Hawaii after a ballistic flight nearly all the way around the planet.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
• There is also an emergency ballistic parachute at the top if all goes awry.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
• This includes money in the budget for more rapid ballistic testing and rapid DNA testing.
  — By Andrew Powell | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2023
• The next day, several people in ballistic vests entered the president’s home and killed him.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
• The recovered sweatshirt also appeared to be the same as the sweatshirt worn by the shooter, and the gun proved a ballistic match to a shell casing found at the scene, Hayden’s office said.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
• Plush toys, on the other hand, are usually made from a ballistic nylon that stands up against gnawing and gnashing.
  — Hannah Jones, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2023
• The defense claimed that knowledge of the rounds had not been shared with them, despite their request to examine all ballistic evidence.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
• Police said officers were able to locate ballistic evidence of his shooting in the area of Willow Street and Mitchell Drive.
  — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2024

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2024