bullet
noun
a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
bullet-like
-
a word derived from
bullet.
Example Sentences
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Youri Tielemans received a pass inside the Chelsea half, took two touches to shift it out of his feet before angling a bullet-like drive into Kepa Arrizabalaga's top corner.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Hedda wears bullet-like strands of pearls that choke her neck and a jade-colored gown that seems to molder into a festering, jealous shade of green.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
"In mantis shrimp competitors exchange bullet-like hits on each other's armored tail plates, or telsons, during fights over shelters," Green explained.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2024
From slow-cooking gamma-rays and x-rays to the bullet-like tearing of ultra-high-energy particles, borne out of extremes of physics, and ripping through matter like a relativistic slasher.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 4, 2018
He fumbled in the pockets in the breast of his gown, and presently produced a few shady-looking red and white sugar sweetmeats, bullet-like in shape and hardness.
From The Children of the King by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
