paintball

noun

paint·ball ˈpānt-ˌbȯl

: a game in which two teams try to capture each other's flag while defending their own using compressed-air guns that shoot paint-filled pellets

Examples of paintball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These include air rifles, paintball guns, combat gloves, billy clubs, swords, axes, slingshots, metal water bottles, aerosol cans, ladders, BB guns, pellet guns, nunchucks, shovels or other things that could be used to hurt people or damage property. —

Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2024 For example, while Amazon sells a variety of imitation firearms, the online marketplace won’t ship airsoft guns, non-powdered weapons like BB guns, pellet guns, paintball guns and air rifles or toy guns to places with sales restrictions, its policy states. —

Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 3 July 2024 There’s a couple of slingshots, a sniper position and three additional paintball guns in the final zone before the car. —

Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 June 2024 High school seniors usually use water, paintball or airsoft guns for the game, and videos are uploaded to social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. —

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for paintball

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'paintball.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.