How to Use suppressor in a Sentence

suppressor

noun

• Smith was playing the part of fire starter and fire suppressor, the guy who pulls the alarm and rides to the rescue.
  — Ray Glier, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• Those who may remove the suppressor have to compensate for the added height of the sights when shooting.
  — T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
• The standard way of dealing with this is to add baffles or suppressors on the end of the barrel to divert and slow down the gas.
  — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2018
• In other words, a rifle still sounds like a gun even with a suppressor.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Oct. 2017
• Kobach went back to being a freelance suppressor of the franchise.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 6 Mar. 2018
• Those using metal blades should keep a suppressor, like a shovel, nearby in the event of a spark.
  — Colleen Shalby, latimes.com, 28 June 2019
• The video of him being disarmed by Brandon Tsay shows what appears to be a suppressor attached to the end of the barrel.
  — Emily Smith, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
• The rifle was equipped with a suppressor to muffle its report.
  — C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2016
• In some states, that means a buyer could walk out of a store with a suppressor on the same day, after an instant background check.
  — Kristina Peterson, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2017
• EBay removed the front cap after The Times brought it to the company’s attention; the suppressor end cap has been sold.
  — Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
• This allows a red dot sight to be milled deeply and securely into the slide and co-witnessed with suppressor-height irons.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2020
• But when our contribution to the cause comes to an end the pain loses its suppressor and for some that pain is unbearable.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2019
• The barrel is threaded for a suppressor or muzzle brake.
  — John B. Snow, Field & Stream, 1 Oct. 2020
• This was the most remarkable collection of vote-suppressors since the last time that Ross Barnett dined alone.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 12 Sep. 2017
• That means adding the suppressor to your rifle does not require re-zeroing it.
  — Chris Mudgett, Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2020
• Craddock used two handguns in the shooting, one of which was equipped with a suppressor, which witnesses said dampened the sound of the gunfire.
  — David Shortell, CNN, 5 June 2019
• The booster is essentially part of the suppressor and threads right onto the muzzle.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2020
• The integral suppressor, included in the $900 price tag, makes this a good value, too.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2020
• Even with a suppressor in place, an AR-15 rifle is roughly as loud as a jackhammer.
  — Alana Abramson, Time, 3 Oct. 2017
• Only 34 inches long and weighing around 6 pounds, the Triple Black is threaded for a suppressor or muzzle brake.
  — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2020
• Perhaps there are tumor suppressor genes that keep the cancer at bay in some lizards but not others, Urban adds.
  — Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 24 June 2021
• The barrels are matte blue, fluted and threaded for a muzzle brake or suppressor.
  — Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2020
• And, to bring all this classic goodness into the 21st century, the muzzle is threaded and suppressor-ready.
  — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 30 Sep. 2020
• One of the suppressors of discussion is fear that telling a son or daughter how much money is in the bank account will kill their motivation.
  — chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
• For example, flash suppressors have been outlawed on the belief they will be used to minimize the chance of spotting a shooter.
  — Kurt Eichenwald, Newsweek, 16 July 2015
• The 41-year-old man has been charged with child neglect and endangerment and possession of a suppressor and a short-barrel rifle.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022
• That provision would ease restrictions on the sale of gun silencers, or noise suppressors, which limit the sound from gunshots.
  — Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue, 2 Oct. 2017
• The heavy fluted barrel is a short 16.5 inches (threaded for a suppressor) and built into a black synthetic stock.
  — Brodie Swisher, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2022
• Consistent with this idea, all three of the proteins in the complex are tumor suppressors, meaning that mutations in them make tumor formation more likely.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
• Some require scopes and suppressors, which frequently presents a challenge for traditional gun safes that often don’t accommodate a variety of firearms (and accessories) equally.
  — Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024