bullet

noun, often attributive

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bul·let | \ ˈbu̇-lət

also ˈbə- \

Definition of bullet

1 : a round or elongated missile (as of lead) to be fired from a firearm broadly : cartridge sense 1a

2a : 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)

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web Terriana has lived with a bullet lodged in her skull for almost a year, Banks, said. — Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2022 Two women were inside the house at the time, and a bullet narrowly missed one of them, a 78-year-old, by mere inches, police said. — Rosana Hughes, ajc, 20 May 2022 Selected by Victoria Chang By Lyudmyla Khersonsky, translated by Olga Livshin and Andrew Janco from the Russian Buried in a human neck, a bullet looks like an eye, sewn in, an eye looking back at one’s fate. — New York Times, 20 May 2022 Detectives discovered four additional ghost guns in the man’s residence, including a semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle, as well as high-capacity magazines, a bullet proof vest and the machine used for making guns, police said. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2022 That, conveniently, makes the bullet dwarf idea testable. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 May 2022 In what many think of as a three-player draft, the Rockets dodged a bullet by getting a top three pick. — Matt Young, Chron, 17 May 2022 If that wasn’t traumatic enough, Washington soon also saw the pictures online, on Twitch, of the shooter firing a bullet into a woman’s head, of the N-word inscribed on the shooter’s weapon. — Silvia Foster-frau, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 However, the gun contained dummy rounds and at least one lead bullet. — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2022 See More

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