at gunpoint

phrase

: under a threat of death by being shot

Examples of at gunpoint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mingo allegedly entered each of the stores late at night -- after all or nearly all customers had left -- and robbed employees at gunpoint, officials said. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

There is no better illustration of speechlessness being deployed as a weapon, forcing the loquacious, as if at gunpoint, to fill the void with words. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

The father and son are accused of abducting two federal wildlife biologists at gunpoint July 16 at Gumboot Lake Campground in Siskiyou County and holding them during a 15-hour standoff. — Ruyuan Li. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

The victim was ordered out of the water at gunpoint and forced to empty his pockets before he was assaulted. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 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