How to Use at gunpoint in a Sentence

at gunpoint

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  • Instead, authorities say he was robbed at gunpoint by the woman and another man.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • Harris gave the teen verbal commands at gunpoint and Eccles complied, according to GBI.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Prosecutors say the three victims, including a man who worked as a driver for Arnold, were robbed while being held at gunpoint in a Tampa apartment in February.
    John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Prosecutors say the victims were robbed at gunpoint after traveling to the city to discuss Pooh Shiesty's recording contract with Mane's 1017 Records.
    ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Florida state prosecutors allege that in February 2026, Arnold coordinated and directed his codefendants to lure three men to an apartment where the men were robbed, beaten and held at gunpoint.
    Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Florida state prosecutors allege that in February 2026, Arnold coordinated and directed his codefendants to lure three men to an apartment where the men were robbed, beaten and held at gunpoint.
    Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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