: a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (such as tear gas, a flame producer, or a smoke producer) and that is thrown by hand or projected (as by a rifle or special launcher)
Examples of grenade in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tells Fox News that Zambrano-Pacheco is also wanted in part of a gun weapons exchange and was trying to buy grenades.
—
Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
If nanotech and web3 were venture industry grenades, this could be a nuclear bomb.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
But the most significant fallout came from a violent police response that saw officers deploy tear gas, flash-bang grenades and foam and rubber projectiles to break up crowds, which have since been either heavily restricted or banned from being used solely for crowd control.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Renowned for her reclamation of racist caricatures — an early assemblage famously armed Aunt Jemima with a rifle and grenade — Saar is less recognized for her formative work in costume design.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for grenade 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
If nanotech and web3 were venture industry grenades, this could be a nuclear bomb.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
But the most significant fallout came from a violent police response that saw officers deploy tear gas, flash-bang grenades and foam and rubber projectiles to break up crowds, which have since been either heavily restricted or banned from being used solely for crowd control.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Renowned for her reclamation of racist caricatures — an early assemblage famously armed Aunt Jemima with a rifle and grenade — Saar is less recognized for her formative work in costume design.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for grenade
Dictionary Entries Near grenade
Cite this Entry
“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
grenade
noun
gre·nade
grə-ˈnād 
: a small bomb that is thrown by hand or launched (as by a rifle)
Etymology
from early French grenade, granade "pomegranate, grenade," from Latin granata "pomegranate," derived from Latin granatus "seedy," from granum "grain, seed" — related to garnet, grain, pomegranate see Word History at garnet
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share