How to Use stun gun in a Sentence

stun gun

noun
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  • Tremaine bought the stun gun, the pepper spray and the Taser.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The first stun had no effect and Mims was struck two more times with the stun gun.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The first stun had no effect and Mims is then struck two more times with the stun gun.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the officers had drawn their stun guns, Ms. Ouko said.
    — Christine Hauser, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The first stun gun went off in the air as Black kicked Blasingame's hand, according to the report.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2022
  • It was learned that the man pushed his sister, 70, then used a stun gun against the woman’s son, 28.
    — cleveland, 2 June 2022
  • The name Taser has become synonymous with the stun gun.
    — Richard Wintonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Nichols pulled the stun gun’s probes out and began running, the report says.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Cure lifts an arm up and Aldridge then uses his stun gun against Cure, video shows.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Meyer is seen using a stun gun on the back of Crawford’s leg.
    — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The use of pepper spray and a Taser stun gun had no effect on Nichols, the report stated.
    — Nick Valencia, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Sullivan shoots his stun gun at Woods, who falls down and is seen with a bloody face.
    — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • He was taken to a hospital because of the stun gun and the pepper spray.
    — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2022
  • As the officer moved in to arrest the man, Soliz said the man kicked the officer and caused the officer to drop the stun gun.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The deputy fired a stun gun at Cure and a fight ensued, with Cure grabbing the deputy by the neck and pushing his head backward, the video shows.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The deputy fired a stun gun at Cure and a fight ensued, with Cure grabbing the deputy by the neck and pushing his head backward, the video shows.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Dear Grandma: The fact that this boy has been absent from school since the stun gun incident is a good sign.
    — Annie Lane, cleveland, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Acevedo said the stun gun was empty and both of its cartridges had been discharged.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Powell told Blasingame to use his stun gun on Black, according to the report.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2022
  • Winfrey's adult children bought her pepper spray and a stun gun.
    — Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman, CNN, 21 Jan. 2022
  • At one point, Lyoya has his hand on the officer’s stun gun, and the officer yells at him to let go.
    — Amy Forliti, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • While in jail, about nine months after the massacre, Cruz assaulted a guard, wrestling him to the floor and seizing his stun gun.
    — Brittany Wallman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Officers in Phoenix held Miguel Ruiz in a neck hold and shocked him multiple times with a stun gun in 2013.
    — New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021
  • That officer tries to hit Cole with a stun gun, but only one probe makes contact.
    — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
  • He was pulled into the mob, beaten and repeatedly shocked with a stun gun.
    — Michael Kunzelman, ajc, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The two wrestled for the officer’s stun gun before Schurr shot Lyoya.
    — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2022
  • Officers then ordered the man to drop the knife, and one officer discharged his stun gun.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Mosley bought a stun gun and began checking the hands of people who showed up in the plexiglass window.
    — Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Head restrained Fanone while other rioters beat and shocked the officer with a stun gun at the base of his skull.
    — Michael Kunzelman, ajc, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Officials said the deputy used the stun gun a second time, as well as a baton, but claimed Cure still did not comply.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023

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