1
: something (such as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, or destroy
2
: a means of contending against another
Examples of weapon in a Sentence
Noun
assault with a deadly weapon
The pitcher's slider is his most effective weapon.
a new weapon in the fight against cancer
The mayor's campaign unleashed its secret weapon.
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
One of those flaws is a lack of top-tier weapons for superstar quarterback Josh Allen to work with.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
There are two basic types of nuclear fuel: plutonium, which is produced in reactors, and uranium, which is enriched to weapon grade in centrifuges.
—Siegfried S. Hecker, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2017
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Noun
Still, Russia is genuinely alarmed at the prospect of US weapons, even defensive Patriot missile defense systems, flowing back into Ukraine.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
One of those flaws is a lack of top-tier weapons for superstar quarterback Josh Allen to work with.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Verb
Lobbing an anti-satellite, or counter-space, weapon into the same orbital plane as its potential target ties Russia's hands.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
There are two basic types of nuclear fuel: plutonium, which is produced in reactors, and uranium, which is enriched to weapon grade in centrifuges.
—Siegfried S. Hecker, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2017
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“Weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weapon. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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