tommy-gunned

past tense of tommy-gun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tommy-gunned
Verb
  • In the first incident, a tornado completely destroyed the building.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Nearly 300 homes have been damaged or destroyed in Oklahoma due to fire.
    TIME, TIME, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Briery Street on Tuesday, March 11, after a 911 caller reported a small child had been locked in a car for over an hour, according to police.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
  • At the end of October, the OCA then dispatched Burch and Robichau, the OCA priests and officials, from their South Carolina churches to attempt once again to take control the church property — the encounter that brought out nine police officers.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • He’s played in 17 of 34 games ever since, felled by a torn ACL, a concussion, an ankle injury and a wrist injury that needed surgery.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
  • He remains deeply saddened by the death of his favorite politician, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, felled by an assassin's bullets.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The 'Planetarium View' shows users a representation of the night sky, and tapping on an object gives you the option to slew the telescope to it directly.
    Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Scandinavian gods and heroes such as Beowulf often slew them in the course of their duties protecting weaker people.
    Kelly DeVries, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2012
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“Tommy-gunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tommy-gunned. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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