ammunition
noun
am·mu·ni·tion
ˌam-yə-ˈni-shən 
1
a
: the projectiles with their fuses, propelling charges, or primers fired from guns
b
c
: explosive military items (such as grenades or bombs)
2
: material for use in attacking or defending a position
ammunition for the defense lawyers
Examples of ammunition in a Sentence
The troops were supplied with weapons and ammunition.
be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false
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The 2024 involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were dismissed with prejudice during his July 2024 trial after a judge ruled that prosecutors sat on evidence that would have helped shed light onto how live ammunition was brought onto the set.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The woman, identified as Katerina Jeffrey, was charged with complicity to commit robbery and having weapons under disability for possession of ammunition, FOX 8 reported.
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While Brussels stopped short of enacting a controversial proposal to divert billions in frozen Russian assets held in Europe to Ukraine, the loan quite literally gives the Ukrainians time – and ammunition – as the war launched by Putin in February 2022 approaches the four-year mark.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Foley said that the suspect, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, was found dead in the New Hampshire storage unit with two 9mm Glock firearms equipped with green laser sights, five magazines with nearly 200 rounds of ammunition and nearly $900 in cash.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
The woman, identified as Katerina Jeffrey, was charged with complicity to commit robbery and having weapons under disability for possession of ammunition, FOX 8 reported.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
While Brussels stopped short of enacting a controversial proposal to divert billions in frozen Russian assets held in Europe to Ukraine, the loan quite literally gives the Ukrainians time – and ammunition – as the war launched by Putin in February 2022 approaches the four-year mark.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Foley said that the suspect, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, was found dead in the New Hampshire storage unit with two 9mm Glock firearms equipped with green laser sights, five magazines with nearly 200 rounds of ammunition and nearly $900 in cash.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ammunition
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“Ammunition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ammunition. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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ammunition
noun
am·mu·ni·tion
ˌam-yə-ˈnish-ən
1
a
: objects (as bullets) fired from guns
b
: explosive objects (as bombs) used in war
2
: material that may be used in attacking or defending a position
results of the study provided more ammunition
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