at gunpoint

phrase

: under a threat of death by being shot

Examples of at gunpoint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two soldiers who initially seemed kind took her into the jungle, held her at gunpoint and raped her while holding her mouth shut to stifle her screams. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

The week’s biggest stories Crime, court and policing The California Forest Service says two of its workers were taken hostage and held at gunpoint in a remote trailer. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

The two employees were conducting fieldwork when two armed people took them hostage at gunpoint early Thursday, Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue said at a news conference Friday. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 July 2026

The two employees were conducting seasonal fieldwork near a campground when two men, a father and son, abducted them at gunpoint, zip-tied them and led them to a remote trailer, according to officials. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at gunpoint

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint