How to Use artillery in a Sentence

artillery

noun

• The troops were being bombarded by artillery.
• The tanks had stopped on the beach, some hit by artillery, some knocked out by mines.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
• But Tony Blair gets the full artillery blast from Mr. Wheatcroft.
  — Richard Aldous, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
• Big Ben’s tolling and the loud report of artillery guns.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
• The armorer is the person on set who in charge of the weapons and artillery.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Nov. 2021
• Yet artillery boomed and plumes of inky smoke rose from a battle on the far side of the river.
  — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 14 June 2024
• That city has been one of the main targets of Russian bombs and artillery.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2022
• The sound of war is constant, with artillery and rocket duels on the horizon to the north.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2022
• He was drafted at age 20 and served in the artillery unit, stationed in North Africa, Italy and France.
  — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
• Ukrainian drones and artillery made quick work of the assault group.
  — David Axe, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
• This meant that Ukraine required heavy artillery of its own.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
• For days on end, the brutal strikes of Russian artillery ... don't stop.
  — Arkansas Online, 10 July 2022
• The West has been too slow, and the need to even out the artillery disparity is urgent.
  — Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ, 12 July 2022
• The Taliban had launched an assault, and the thuds of artillery resounded across the plain.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
• The armored cab keeps the crew of four safe from heavy machine gun and artillery shrapnel.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023
• His family went to bed to the sound of distant artillery.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
• Along with artillery shells, missiles and drones, Russia’s war in Ukraine is fought in the economies of both countries.
  — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• There's artillery shells all over the place that could explode at any moment.
  — CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
• The war in Ukraine could hinge on whichever side could produce or procure the most heavy artillery.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2022
• In the early winter darkness, lights flash on the horizon as the two armies trade artillery fire.
  — Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
• Plus, tanks and other artillery can be tough to get through customs.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021
• There was no need to dial down the pace or artillery as long as the results column was full of big, fat Ws.
  — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
• The first use of Shahed-136 drones in Ukraine took place in August in the northeast of the country and was tested on Ukrainian artillery.
  — Armani Syed, Time, 20 Oct. 2022
• The British and Dutch marines were supported by artillery and aircraft.
  — Michael Peck, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
• Those that remained upright are pocked with small-arms fire and holes from artillery fire.
  — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 8 July 2024
• Some landmarks, such as a large bust of the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, have been shot with artillery.
  — Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022
• The island is out of range of older Ukrainian artillery.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2022
• The first time her home was hit by artillery fire, Ghada helped moved her family south to Rafah, farther from the eye of the war.
  — Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
• One of many smoking guns in an artillery of reasons that doomed the Max original to cancelation long ago, Che was criticized endlessly after Season 2.
  — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2025
• An Israeli military official who briefed reporters later conceded that Israeli forces had killed at least some people, including with artillery shells, as huge crowds tried to reach the sites.
  — Samuel Granados, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025