How to Use missile in a Sentence

missile

noun

• The vehicle struck by the Russian missile has four large wheels and sits high off the ground.
  — Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 June 2023
• The missiles landed in the water without hitting the ship.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2024
• There were no reports of drones or missiles launched from Iraq.
  — USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
• The oil markets have largely shrugged off the drone and missile attacks so far.
  — Stanley Reed, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• The four days without missile strikes created a chance for some to harvest olives or search for medicine.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2023
• When the gunmen refused, the Israeli military launched missiles and grenades at the building to try to force them out.
  — Isabel Debre The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2023
• Salon owners go to work despite the constant threat of missile strikes.
  — Longreads, 1 Mar. 2024
• But with the skies filled once again with missiles and bombs, the deluge of casualties had resumed.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• New England’s dirt has rocks; Allen puts it through giant sieves so the spinning truck tires don’t launch stone missiles into the crowd.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
• Maersk said that the ship was targeted by a missile, and the crew and vessel were reported safe.
  — NBC News, 16 Dec. 2023
• Russia still has a vast advantage in long-range missiles and drones.
  — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• That night, a Russian missile struck an apartment building in the city, killing ten civilians and wounding dozens more.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• Residents in Seoul watched a North Korea missile launch this spring.
  — Robert McMillan, WSJ, 11 June 2023
• After his second-quarter touchdown, Kelce threw the football into the stands like a missile, blew a kiss and flashed a hand heart.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
• There are regular training flights since the park is surrounded by an air force base and a missile range.
  — Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Danilov said that Zelensky wrote the first decree helping to create the missile program in March 2020.
  — Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• Both missiles landed in the water about 10 nautical miles from the vessels, and no one was injured, the news release says.
  — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• But the missiles also resulted in the deaths of 12 other people, some of whom succumbed to heart attacks.
  — Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2023
• Over the weekend, two container ships were struck by Houthi missiles, setting them ablaze.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
• Fears of missile attacks are a reality of life for people living in that area of Israel — hence the safe rooms in most homes.
  — Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
• Residents are forced to leave their homes to fill up water tanks, the 33-year-old told CNN by phone, which puts them at risk of being struck by Israeli missiles.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 14 Oct. 2023
• The missiles will allow the Ukrainian military to strike at Russian supply lines and command posts well beyond the front lines.
  — David Martin, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
• The Rafael Peralta is a fearsome presence: five hundred and nine feet long, armed with some ninety-six missiles.
  — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023
• Most of them do not have anti-ship missiles; photos show they have been replaced with water cannons.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2023
• Thousands of families were displaced from southern Israel and along the northern border by fighting and missiles in the first two weeks of the war.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
• They were flanked by tanks, missiles and other weapons in a show of military preparedness and readiness.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
• Macron also announced plans for a new coalition to acquire and deliver medium- and long-range missiles.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2024
• The missile, experts believe, was launched at about 2 p.m. from Druzhkivka, which is about 10 miles northwest of Kostiantynivka.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2023
• Russia, which has hit civilian targets with missiles and drones routinely since starting the war last year, stepped up airstrikes against Kyiv.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 2 June 2023
• Thousands of Palestinians are being killed with bombs, bullets and missiles paid for by U.S. tax dollars.
  — Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024