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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G Kirilloff, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
They had been drawn there at the start of the pandemic, when garbage pickup was suspended, and when, in 2021, a bullet ignited a wildfire that destroyed nearly two hundred and twenty-two thousand acres of nearby forest.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The moment a real bullet fired from a prop gun to kill cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the film was transformed into an object of morbid curiosity.
—Nick Newman, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
When Derek got to Hurley, doctors suggested that the bullet that had destroyed his face also might have damaged his brain.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
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G Kirilloff, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
They had been drawn there at the start of the pandemic, when garbage pickup was suspended, and when, in 2021, a bullet ignited a wildfire that destroyed nearly two hundred and twenty-two thousand acres of nearby forest.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The moment a real bullet fired from a prop gun to kill cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the film was transformed into an object of morbid curiosity.
—Nick Newman, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
When Derek got to Hurley, doctors suggested that the bullet that had destroyed his face also might have damaged his brain.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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