bullet
noun
a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
bullets
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pluralof bullet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Albanian law allows the police to use rubber bullets during protests only in extreme cases.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
“Since that really big winter in 1983, we’ve had several occasions of pretty active winter storms, but we’ve sort of dodged bullets because those storms, in general, didn’t fall upon the highest tides,” Cayan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The BBC cannot establish which bullets killed each victim, and cannot rule out other officers firing inside the stadium.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
It has led to a tony version of an old western shoot-out, with opinion pieces in Aspen’s two local newspapers replacing revolver bullets and $8 matcha lattes at Sant Ambroeus swapped for 10-cent beers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Two bullets screamed off into the early morning sky.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
