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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Authorities have arrested a suspect and are working to determine a motive after bullets zipped through the windows of a local Sacramento TV station in what city police described as a drive-by shooting on Friday afternoon.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
At least three bullets were fired into a window of the TV station's lobby, according to police.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
The bullet tore through his neck, in front of thousands of people, including children.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2008, a slight majority of state voters were persuaded by Schwarzenegger’s hard sell and a grossly dishonest official ballot argument to provide just under $10 billion in bond seed money for a $43 billion statewide bullet-train system that they were told would be complete by 2020.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
At least three bullets were fired into a window of the TV station's lobby, according to police.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
The bullet tore through his neck, in front of thousands of people, including children.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2008, a slight majority of state voters were persuaded by Schwarzenegger’s hard sell and a grossly dishonest official ballot argument to provide just under $10 billion in bond seed money for a $43 billion statewide bullet-train system that they were told would be complete by 2020.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet. Accessed 24 Sep. 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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