at gunpoint

1. Also, at knifepoint. Under coercion, as in I'm going to hold him at gunpoint for that raise he promised me last year. Both these phrases were at first used literally and later also figuratively. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

At Kenwood High School in Baltimore County, Maryland, a 16-year-old student was handcuffed at gunpoint after an AI-powered security system misidentified a crumpled bag of Doritos as a firearm.

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They are also alleged to have committed acts of violence, including a robbery at gunpoint and extortion against victims.

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Prosecutors said at his trial that Boyd and three other men abducted Huguley at gunpoint because he allegedly failed to pay for $200 of cocaine.

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Garbutt claimed he and his wife were the victims of an armed robbery, telling police a man forced him to open his Post Office safe at gunpoint and hand over £16,000 before he was able to run upstairs, where he discovered Diana's body.

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He allegedly forced the two women to undress before robbing them at gunpoint.

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