How to Use firepower in a Sentence

firepower

noun

• The army didn't have the firepower to defeat the invaders.
• Get past the first five spots of the order, though, and the firepower starts to cease.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
• But in the end, Texas may have too much firepower and will move on to the next round of the playoff.
  — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
• At the time, the B-52 bomber was the gold standard of aerial firepower.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
• The Bengals will struggle to find the firepower to stay in this one.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• And with that amount of firepower even there was no chance of getting sleepy even in the night scenes.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
• The Cuban has the size advantage and can match the firepower, but even that won’t be enough.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2021
• And look at the volumes: Bulls have been trying to buy the dip all week but the firepower is not there.
  — Bob Pisani, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
• The veteran could help give this Celtics team a nice boost off the bench, adding more firepower to the mix.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
• Cal’s firepower was enough to keep USC on its toes late.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2022
• But the Wolverines should have the firepower on offense to knock back Penn State and the strength to hold the line on defense.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2022
• In the end though, the Chiefs have too much offensive firepower.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
• Seattle has the firepower to move the ball this season.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
• He was expected to be a source of firepower off the bench for the Lakers.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022
• The Frogs have the firepower to toy with the struggling Mountaineer defense.
  — Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
• As a result, most armies adapt in the face of modern firepower.
  — Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023
• The Guardians can’t come close to matching the firepower of Judge, Soto, and Stanton.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
• At times, the Frogs’ defense put the team in holes, but the offense had enough firepower to fight back into games.
  — Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
• That’s the kind of firepower Freeman has the potential to bring.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
• From Jasper to Ardmore, these are the Alabama towns that boast the most firepower.
  — Ramsey Archibald | [e-mail], al, 12 July 2023
• Tualatin was not done, but did not have enough firepower to keep up late with the Lions.
  — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2022
• The Gators lost a lot of firepower and need a big step forward from a defense that was a mess last season.
  — Ralph D. Russo, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2021
• Hamm was great despite a club on his hand, but Franklin had too much firepower.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2021
• Chelsea has the firepower to see off the majority of the Premier League’s teams.
  — New York Times, 28 Aug. 2021
• Big banks are typically the ones with the firepower to make the best offers.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 2 May 2023
• But the Cardinals have reloaded with more firepower from their bye week and win over the Bears.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2021
• The Gators have enough offensive firepower to push the Tide, but the Bama defense should be able to force a few turnovers.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2021
• This team is pretty healthy now and has plenty of firepower to move back up the standings.
  — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
• Schoenfield included some caveats but said the Cubs had the firepower to pull it off.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2023
• That team would have been a No. 1 or 2 seed and was loaded with offensive firepower.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2025