often attributive
1
: a round or elongated missile (as of lead) to be fired from a firearm
broadly
: cartridge sense a
2
a
: something resembling a bullet (as in curved form)
b
: a large dot placed in printed matter to call attention to a particular passage
3
: a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (such as a ball or puck)
Examples of bullet in a Sentence
He was killed by an assassin's bullet.
Bullets were used to separate each item.
The quarterback threw a bullet to the receiver.
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The croc, which zoo staff named Brittany, will likely have permanent vision loss in that eye, the zoo said, adding Myers’ team does not plan to remove the bullet.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The theory began after bullets from the 1982 murders of Paolo Mainardi and Antonella Migliorini matched those from the 1968 killings of Barbara Locci and Antonio Lo Bianco.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Children under 5, pregnant women, the disabled and the elderly would be among the first to die — not from bullets or bombs but from the conditions created by violence.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Six of the officer's bullets took effect, police said.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The theory began after bullets from the 1982 murders of Paolo Mainardi and Antonella Migliorini matched those from the 1968 killings of Barbara Locci and Antonio Lo Bianco.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Children under 5, pregnant women, the disabled and the elderly would be among the first to die — not from bullets or bombs but from the conditions created by violence.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Six of the officer's bullets took effect, police said.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullet. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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bullet
noun
bul·let
ˈbu̇l-ət 
1
: a usually cone-shaped lead pellet fixed in the front of a firearms cartridge
2
a
: something like a bullet
b
: a large dot used in print to call attention to a particular passage
3
: a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (as a ball)
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