grenade
noun
a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
grenades
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pluralof grenade.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Police have since been banned from using stun grenades at school protests.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Authorities must allow young people to exercise these rights without fear of being hit by tear gas grenades or batons, or being arbitrarily taken into police custody," said Amnesty France president Anne Savinel-Barras.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
In California, Prince Harry could be treated as a faraway problem and was largely ignored by palace courtiers, who routinely refused to comment on the verbal grenades launched by the man fifth-in-line for the throne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The security forces used tear gas and stun grenades.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
They had stick swords and pinecone grenades and ran as fast as they could through the trees.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
