How to Use stun gun in a Sentence

stun gun

noun
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  • Tremaine bought the stun gun, the pepper spray and the Taser.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Brooks broke free and took off with a stun gun but was shot.
    — NBC News, 16 June 2020
  • When the man got out, the two men approached him and used a stun gun on him.
    — Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The first stun had no effect and Mims was struck two more times with the stun gun.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The first stun had no effect and Mims is then struck two more times with the stun gun.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the officers had drawn their stun guns, Ms. Ouko said.
    — Christine Hauser, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The first stun gun went off in the air as Black kicked Blasingame's hand, according to the report.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2022
  • It was learned that the man pushed his sister, 70, then used a stun gun against the woman’s son, 28.
    — cleveland, 2 June 2022
  • The name Taser has become synonymous with the stun gun.
    — Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • After getting hit with the stun gun, West dropped to his knees with his hands in the air.
    — Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • One punched Blake in the ribs, and another used a stun gun on him, White said.
    — Mike Householder and Tammy Webber, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Nichols pulled the stun gun’s probes out and began running, the report says.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • After the shooting, Slager picked up his stun gun and placed it next to Scott.
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Beltran then rearms his stun gun and points it at Cruz, who had sat on a bench.
    — Terry Spencer, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The vehicle stopped at Willard Place where two teens took out a knife and a stun gun.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The spokesman said one Park Police officer used a stun gun on the man.
    — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Beltran then arms his stun gun and points it at Cruz, who gets on the ground and is handcuffed.
    — Terry Spencer, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021
  • The officers were struggling with him and used a stun gun on him.
    — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Cure lifts an arm up and Aldridge then uses his stun gun against Cure, video shows.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Meyer is seen using a stun gun on the back of Crawford’s leg.
    — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The stun gun is used at least one more time, while the lawsuit claims police stunned Oakry three times.
    — Perry Vandell, azcentral, 12 June 2020
  • Brown had a stun gun used on him and said an officer kneeled on his neck.
    — Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The use of pepper spray and a Taser stun gun had no effect on Nichols, the report stated.
    — Nick Valencia, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The jail’s staff then used a stun gun on May and pepper-sprayed him, the state agency said in a news release.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 15 Dec. 2021
  • After Brooks shot the stun gun, the police responded with the lethal fire that killed him.
    — NBC News, 15 June 2020
  • Sullivan shoots his stun gun at Woods, who falls down and is seen with a bloody face.
    — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Wawoe also thinks the placement of the stun gun vis-a-vis a service firearm needs to be swapped.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Though Thomas was no longer armed with the deputy's weapon, another deputy at the scene used a stun gun on her, Fromelt said.
    — Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Nichols, who was Black, was pepper sprayed and hit with a stun gun during a traffic stop, but ran away, police video shows.
    — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Preston Hemphill fired his stun gun at the traffic stop scene but didn’t follow Nichols to where other officers pummeled him.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024

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