often attributive
1
: a round or elongated missile (as of lead) to be fired from a firearm
broadly
: cartridge sense a
2
a
: something resembling a bullet (as in curved form)
b
: a large dot placed in printed matter to call attention to a particular passage
3
: a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (such as a ball or puck)
Examples of bullet in a Sentence
He was killed by an assassin's bullet.
Bullets were used to separate each item.
The quarterback threw a bullet to the receiver.
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The relocation and gentrification of the people experiencing homelessness right now is essentially putting a Band-Aid on the bullet wound that is the housing situation of the Bay Area.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
In one instance, a man survived a gunshot only due to his pocket watch deflecting the bullet, while another joined the Union army after deserting the Confederacy.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Trump survived by millimeters a would-be assassin’s bullet at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Apartment buildings were riddled with bullet holes, the constant threat of car bombs loomed, and the distant shelling at night—said to be far off—never felt that way.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
In one instance, a man survived a gunshot only due to his pocket watch deflecting the bullet, while another joined the Union army after deserting the Confederacy.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Trump survived by millimeters a would-be assassin’s bullet at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
—Bill Barrow, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
Apartment buildings were riddled with bullet holes, the constant threat of car bombs loomed, and the distant shelling at night—said to be far off—never felt that way.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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bullet
noun
bul·let
ˈbu̇l-ət 
1
: a usually cone-shaped lead pellet fixed in the front of a firearms cartridge
2
a
: something like a bullet
b
: a large dot used in print to call attention to a particular passage
3
: a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (as a ball)
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