as in rifle
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of AK-47
Kirtley allegedly went into his home and came out with a high-powered weapon that looked like an AR-15 or an AK-47 and opened fire at the pair's vehicle, a witness previously described to the Free Press.
—
Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
But the stance became a crisis for Harris when then-Sen. Dianne Feinstein, at the funeral for a police officer murdered by an AK-47, called on her to seek the death penalty for the cop’s alleged killer.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 26 July 2024
With no option but to land uninvited, Osborn steered the plane toward a runway, where Chinese military trucks and some two dozen soldiers cradling AK-47s were already waiting.
—Jane Perlez, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
During the investigation, authorities seized a Century Arms AK-47 rifle, Glock 26 semi-automatic pistol, High Standard revolver, Taurus PT111 9mm handgun, FN Tactical Model 502 .22 caliber pistol, Glock 19x 9mm pistol and a High Standard M200 20 gauge shotgun.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for AK-47 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for AK-47
Noun
-
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department has arrested two teenagers and a 45-year-old man on suspicion of manufacturing unregistered handguns and automatic rifles.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
-
In the second assassination attempt in West Palm Beach, authorities said Ryan Wesley Routh was captured after a Secret Service agent saw the barrel of a rifle poking out from trees.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
This futuristic-looking, semiautomatic pistol calibre carbine required no regulated components and was fully DIY.Rajan Basra, WIRED, 5 July 2024
-
Winchester chambering was added in 1966 and the carbine model in ’67.Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024
Noun
-
In addition to being sought for the slaying of a 21-year-old man in East New York, Christopher Ferguson, 21, was riding shotgun in a vehicle spotted fleeing the Whitman Houses in Fort Greene, where a ShotSpotter device recorded gunfire around 3 p.m., cops said.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
-
Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins set up in shotgun formation with three receivers to his right and tight end Kyle Pitts isolated to his left.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The indictment also charged him with one count of using, carrying and discharging firearms and a machine gun, as well as possession of such firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death.Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
-
Police arrested 25-year-old Jaquez Myrick of Montgomery and charged him with possession of a machine gun, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a news release.Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Rock’s talent includes shooting down German plans with a single submachine gun and tossing grenades with great accuracy.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
-
Police also found 89 firearms, including handguns, submachine guns and AR-15-style rifles, as well as small explosive devices, large quantities of ammunition, silencers, high-capacity magazines, body armor and $500,000 in Canadian, equivalent to roughly $360,000 in US dollars.Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
-
Eventually Claire is able to remove the second musket ball, and Lord John happily announces the news to William and Rachel, who are waiting in the parlor.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
-
The one fatality among the troops was a Union officer who was downed by a musket shot through the thigh, according to a Texas Historical Marker at the site.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
Noun
-
One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
-
Prosecutors said police found two weapons in the getaway car when the men were detained on a highway about 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside Amsterdam, a Heckler and Koch machine pistol and, in a Louis Vuitton bag, a blank-firing pistol that had been modified to take 9-millimeter rounds.MIKE CORDER, ajc, 18 Oct. 2021
Noun
-
Guy comes up, holding a tommy gun.George Saunders, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020
-
That applies to all the dialogue, which doesn’t change at all from character to character, each of them firing off pop culture references like a tommy gun.Joshua Alston, Variety, 11 Jan. 2023
Articles Related to AK-47
Thesaurus Entries Near AK-47
Cite this Entry
“AK-47.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/AK-47. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share