On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Gunpoint. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as point or muzzle and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Gunpoint in a sentence
Gunpoint meaning
- A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
- Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
Using Gunpoint
- The main meaning on this page is: A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun. | Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
- Useful related words include: point, gun muzzle, muzzle.
- In the example corpus, gunpoint often appears in combinations such as: at gunpoint, gunpoint and, gunpoint in.
Context around Gunpoint
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 14 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gunpoint
- In this selection, "gunpoint" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, april, near and early stand out and add context to how "gunpoint" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 25 at gunpoint during the and abducted at gunpoint while on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gunpoint" sits close to words such as altitudes, beethoven and begs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gunpoint
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A money-changer was robbed at gunpoint this morning at the western border. (13 words)
During that incident, the suspects allegedly held victims at gunpoint and demanded their phones. (14 words)
A dog was taken from a woman at gunpoint April 5, 2023 on the South Side. (16 words)
The court heard the 22-year-old was part of a "joint criminal enterprise" who broke into a house on Thompson Crescent in South Tamworth, held a woman naked at gunpoint, and fired a shot in the house. (38 words)
Prosecutors said Tartaglione's two enforcers – bodybuilder and school security guard Joseph Biggs along with former Haverstraw police officer and strongman competitor Gerard Benderoth – restrained the men at gunpoint as they watched Tartaglione kill Luna. (35 words)
It's hard to imagine "Pulp Fiction" without Pumpkin and Honey Bunny, who kick off the entire movie with their loving and slightly terrifying conversation immediately before holding up a diner at gunpoint. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Czech television crew covering the summit were held up at gunpoint on the eve of the summit, and robbed of their equipment.
A dog was taken from a woman at gunpoint April 5, 2023 on the South Side.
All they wanted was to express their opinion, and then they were forced at gunpoint to admit to violent insurrection.
A money-changer was robbed at gunpoint this morning at the western border.
An unidentified Alameda County Superior Court judge was robbed of his Rolex watch at gunpoint near the courthouse in Oakland.
A Queensland fugitive will face court after he allegedly kidnapped a man while threatening him at gunpoint before crashing his car in Sydney’s inner-west.
But, in 2019, he was arrested at gunpoint for trespassing after he refused to leave a Chase bank in Los Angeles amid struggles with his mental health.
During that incident, the suspects allegedly held victims at gunpoint and demanded their phones.
Earlier this month, three men and a woman from North Carolina were abducted at gunpoint while on a trip booked so the woman could get a tummy tuck.
Episode 4 of the series ended on a cliffhanger as Ellie and Joel were being held at gunpoint by two new characters.
In December that year, he alsoallegedly stole a Jeep at gunpoint after arranging online to meet with the owner, who was advertising the Jeep for sale, officials said.
It's hard to imagine "Pulp Fiction" without Pumpkin and Honey Bunny, who kick off the entire movie with their loving and slightly terrifying conversation immediately before holding up a diner at gunpoint.
It was brutally dark to forced to hold his son at gunpoint and make Light think he was about to die, but fortunately, that scene ended well.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Zach Pascal was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint early Friday morning outside his home in Prince George’s County.
Prosecutors said Tartaglione's two enforcers – bodybuilder and school security guard Joseph Biggs along with former Haverstraw police officer and strongman competitor Gerard Benderoth – restrained the men at gunpoint as they watched Tartaglione kill Luna.
Rajesh Deo, DCP (Southeast), said, “The accused took the mobile phones, cash and gold rings from the women at gunpoint.
Russia believes that democracy should be conducted at gunpoint, and that the only choice is the one at the other end of that gun.
The clerics were whisked away from their houses at gunpoint in the middle of the night when they were sleeping.
The court heard the 22-year-old was part of a "joint criminal enterprise" who broke into a house on Thompson Crescent in South Tamworth, held a woman naked at gunpoint, and fired a shot in the house.
The Houthi militants stormed the desk and held the international crew of 25 at gunpoint during the brutal attack.
Common combinations with gunpoint
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at gunpoint 196×
- gunpoint and 27×
- gunpoint in 15×
- gunpoint by 13×
- gunpoint to 9×
- gunpoint while 7×
- gunpoint on 6×
- gunpoint before 4×
- gunpoint during 4×
- gunpoint at 3×