How to Use pepper spray in a Sentence

pepper spray

noun

• The police used pepper spray to bring the suspect under control.
• The room filled with pepper spray, and the men were on top of him.
  — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 21 May 2024
• Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
• The man puts down a bag and took out his own pepper spray, and then used it.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
• Tremaine bought the stun gun, the pepper spray and the Taser.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
• The pepper spray lingered and left a blue residue in his car.
  — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2021
• And a pepper spray-type gel was deployed.
  — Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
• One of the victim’s friends had been sprayed with pepper spray.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 30 Oct. 2020
• Estes said he's been exposed to tear gas and pepper spray many times.
  — Andrew Selsky, Star Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
• Estes said he’s been exposed to tear gas and pepper spray many times.
  — Andrew Selsky, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2020
• The young man keeps trying to show him his video clip of the pepper spray.
  — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2021
• Not, like, with-a-gun armed, but like with a baton or pepper spray.
  — Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
• Police did not say whether pepper spray was used on the woman.
  — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
• Still, Pinker took a chance and deployed his pepper spray.
  — Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
• The two argued, and the guard used pepper spray on the woman.
  — Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026
• Police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowd.
  — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
• The release then explained why the pepper spray was used.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
• They were met with rubber bullets and pepper spray.
  — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
• Agents told reporters at the scene to stay back and threatened to use pepper spray.
  — Ryan Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• They’re not allowed to carry weapons or pepper spray.
  — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
• Amazon’s top-selling pepper spray is one of them.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
• Tole used pepper spray against him in self-defense, the lawsuit says.
  — David K. Li, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
• An all-out brawl occurred, to the point where pepper spray had to be used on players.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
• Kazimer walked up to her and sprayed her in the face with the pepper spray, the lawsuit says.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2020
• Hours of pepper spray and tear gas had left an unpleasant tingle in the air.
  — Washington Post, 28 May 2021
• Keep in mind that not all states allow delivery or even the use of pepper spray.
  — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
• At one point that day, an officer sent a stream of pepper spray into a crowd.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
• There have been calls from people subjected to tear gas and pepper spray.
  — Michael Rey, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
• The jail said the chemical agent (which was thought to be smoke bombs or tear gas) was pepper spray.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
• They were met by police who used tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray.
  — David Fischer, Fortune, 4 May 2026