PROJECTILE in a Sentence

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12 example sentences for PROJECTILE, such as:

1. Errors make excellent projectiles.
2. All his plans of battle were arranged for projectiles.
3. The men, having hurled themselves in projectile fashion, had presently expended their forces.
4. With lively curiosity everyone tried to get a glimpse of the projectiles as they flew over their heads.
5. The soldier has always hurled projectile at his enemy whether in the form of stones or of highly explosive shells.

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 Meanings and Examples of PROJECTILE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
projectile
 n.  weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as bullet
Classic Sentence:
1  The men, having hurled themselves in projectile fashion, had presently expended their forces.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
2  Yes," replied Combeferre, "that augments the projectile force, but diminishes the accuracy of the firing.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATED
3  All his plans of battle were arranged for projectiles.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III—THE EIGHTEENTH OF JUNE, 1815
4  Mouldy cannon-balls, old sword-blades, and shapeless projectiles, eaten up with rust, were picked up at the spot where his horse feet stood.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—NAPOLEON IN A GOOD HUMOR
5  Errors make excellent projectiles.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IV—CRACKS BENEATH THE FOUNDATION
6  It fills the first-comer with the force of events; it converts everything into projectiles.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER I—THE SURFACE OF THE QUESTION
7  With lively curiosity everyone tried to get a glimpse of the projectiles as they flew over their heads.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER IV
8  The roar of guns, the whistling of projectiles, and the piteous moaning of the cook, which rose above the other sounds, did not cease for a moment.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER IV
9  The old ones come bunched up under the number one guard: they know that they are mere projectiles, and that it's no use trying to fight.
Arms and the Man By George Bernard Shaw
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
Example Sentence:
1  The soldier has always hurled projectile at his enemy whether in the form of stones or of highly explosive shells.
2  They overlook two gun mounts that resemble cannon barrels; the Zumwalt's powerful new gun system can unload 600 rocket-powered projectiles on targets more than 70 miles away.
3  The game, which features a puffy, pink protagonist who gobbles up enemies and spits them out as projectiles, became a hallmark of casual gameplay for the mobile game device well before the era of smartphone games.