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Examples of pepper spray in a Sentence
The police used pepper spray to bring the suspect under control.
Recent Examples of pepper spray from the Web
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Use of force reports cover a range of contact between troopers and suspects, including things like wrestling someone to the ground or using pepper spray.
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The episode on Thursday involved two men battling over seating aboard a crowded train — with one of them using pepper spray.
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Arteaga continued to kick and attempt to hit deputies even after one of the deputies used pepper spray on him, officials said.
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For instance, the city reached a $5.1 million settlement with the family of Victoria Snelgrove, the Emerson college junior who died in 2004 after being shot by a pepper spray projectile fired by a Boston police officer.
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At one point, an officer used pepper spray to try to restore order.
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Emmy Gilbert was booked into the Deschutes County Jail on suspicion of second- and fourth-degree assault, second-degree criminal mischief, unlawful use of a weapon, reckless driving and unlawful use of pepper spray.
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During the vote on the more than 1,500-page bill, police engaged in brief but intense clashes with rock-throwing demonstrators and used pepper spray to disperse them.
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One officer used pepper spray in an attempt to quell the disturbance.
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First Known Use of pepper spray
1979
PEPPER SPRAY Defined for English Language Learners
pepper spray
Definition of pepper spray for English Language Learners
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: a substance made from a chemical found in peppers that causes temporary blindness and pain to the nose, throat, and skin when it is sprayed on someone
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