concussion grenade

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noun

a grenade designed to inflict damage by the force of its detonation rather than by the fragmentation of its casing.

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Words nearby concussion grenade

concurrent resolution, concurrent versions system, concurring opinion, concuss, concussion, concussion grenade, concyclic, cond., Condé, condemn, condemnation

How to use concussion grenade in a sentence

As they took cover from pepper balls and chemical irritants fired by the sheriff’s department, he watched someone get hit in the head with a concussion grenade.
For protesters, trauma lingers long after the marching ends|Julia Dupuis|September 23, 2021|Vox
Cops launched a flash grenade through the window and officer Joseph Weekley fired, fatally striking Stanley-Jones.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
TBIs can range anywhere from a mild concussion to catastrophic, fatal damage.
Understanding Tracy Morgan’s Traumatic Brain Injury|Jean Kim|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The authorities were trying to arrest another man suspected of throwing a stun grenade when Hamdan attacked.
A New Intifada? Israel’s Arab Citizen Uprising Spreads|Creede Newton|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His companions—one a woman—urge him to let loose with a rocket-propelled grenade and he fires.
Turkish President Kisses Off Kurds Under Siege By ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The concussion crisis now has a permanent seat at the table of national discourse.
College Football Fattens Players Up and Then Abandons Them|Evin Demirel|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The light blazed all about us, and Carna leaped from the window ledge into my arms even as the concussion struck at us.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
A sudden blast of light came from the window, and the vast concussion shook the building terribly.
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
As many of them were loaded, the concussion set them off, so that dropping shot never ceased for about forty hours.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
In three minutes the earth shook with the tremendous concussion of two hundred pieces of artillery.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
The ground, struck by the concussion, trembled as though the whole Ural chain was shaken to its foundations.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne