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 teen, who gave only her first name, Nana, said her friend was grazed by a bullet and left in an ambulance.
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The corrections officers each fired a bullet at a target over his heart.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
After a bullet tore through his ear-lobe during an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania in July, his former White House physician Ronny Jackson—now a congressman from Texas—released a letter describing the wound to his ear.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Cops remained at the crime scene Friday morning, looking over a black Jeep Cherokee with several bullet holes.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The corrections officers each fired a bullet at a target over his heart.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
After a bullet tore through his ear-lobe during an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania in July, his former White House physician Ronny Jackson—now a congressman from Texas—released a letter describing the wound to his ear.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Cops remained at the crime scene Friday morning, looking over a black Jeep Cherokee with several bullet holes.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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