How to Use crossbow in a Sentence

crossbow

noun

• Ravin has won our crossbow test three of the last four years.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2020
• The man retrieved a crossbow and shot at one of the pit bulls.
  — Allen Kim, CNN, 6 Feb. 2020
• The best crossbow for me may or may not be the best crossbow for you.
  — Tony Hansen, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
• Then though, the first crossbow shot and nearly hit his right thigh.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 21 Jan. 2020
• There’s supposed to be the fact that you can get shot by a crossbow and die.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2021
• At the time the crossbow was fired, it was not held by either performer.
  — Fox News, 3 July 2019
• That’s why, for example, the killer’s weapon of choice was a crossbow.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 June 2023
• There also was a toy crossbow with the bow portion removed in the car.
  — cleveland, 30 July 2020
• Passive birds that strut just beyond the hen are still easy pickings for a crossbow.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 22 Mar. 2021
• If there was ever a time to introduce a new weapon type like a crossbow, this was it.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
• The legend of Tell, his crossbow and the apple is known all over the world.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
• The pair obtained 30 guns and a crossbow from one of their parents.
  — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 25 May 2026
• It was set up with a pulley system and a trip wire that would fire the crossbow when a deer’s leg tripped it.
  — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
• Still, this is a top-end crossbow with top-end performance and features.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 13 Jan. 2020
• Since the law change, there has been a steady rise in crossbow use and in the number of deer killed with the equipment.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2018
• The only way Jesse was getting that crossbow bolt out of her leg was pulling it straight through.
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
• Some crossbows even come with bolt packages—bolts that tested tried-and-true with the crossbow.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
• Learn more › Send the best crossbow bolts down your crossbow’s rail, and good things will happen.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
• Could this be a signal that Bronn will kill Tyrion with that crossbow?
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 May 2019
• Sadly, Jerry gets a crossbow to the head for his troubles.
  — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 May 2026
• The use of crossbow equipment is now allowed using the archery license.
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
• Like the advent of the gun and the crossbow and the machine gun, the atomic bomb changed the shape of warfare.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2020
• Rolon came back out with a crossbow and fired a bolt at the car, striking the rear passenger door, police said.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 25 Oct. 2019
• Like the advent of the gun, the crossbow, and the machine gun, the atomic bomb changed the shape of warfare.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2020
• On the day the sale was to take place, the victim was setting up a target so the suspect could try out the crossbow.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
• Jojo made a great shot with her crossbow and while Roberts saw the deer crash, Jojo couldn’t.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
• With a bow or crossbow, wait for a good quartering away shot, and drive the arrow up into the vitals.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
• Ned has a crossbow in his hand in this scene, just as in the trailer 2 scene where the trio mocks Otto’s name.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Nov. 2021
• But her host soon reveals other plans, giving her a short head start before hunting her down with a crossbow.
  — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
• One even convinced a guy to try to kill Queen Elizabeth with a crossbow a few years ago.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026