Examples of 'fired warning shots' in a sentence

Meaning of "fired warning shots"

fired warning shots: This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone takes action or makes a statement to caution or intimidate others before a more decisive action is taken. It can be both literal, as in shooting warning shots, or figurative

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fired warning shots
The armed persons fired warning shots.
They fired warning shots in the air.
First the militia fired warning shots.
They fired warning shots into the air.
They said they had fired warning shots back.
We fired warning shots into the.
Security forces charged protesters and fired warning shots.
The force fired warning shots.
They passed over our checkpost so our troops fired warning shots.
The police fired warning shots to disperse them.
They could have shot at the car to stop us or fired warning shots.
The indians fired warning shots.
Thousands rallied in Daraa where security forces fired warning shots.
They have fired warning shots.
The Ministry says South Korea launched fighter jets and that they fired warning shots.

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They fired warning shots but did not notice a hit.
Police had trouble controlling the riot and fired warning shots into the air.
And they fired warning shots into the ceiling.
He was sequestered, and his guards fired warning shots in the air.
We fired warning shots.
Soldiers on an Israeli tank fired warning shots at this group.
Police fired warning shots into the air to disperse the rioters.
A security force on board the Maersk Alabama fired warning shots and turned the suspects away.
He first fired warning shots and demanded that the door be opened.
The speedboats continued to approach, so the ship fired warning shots.
The police then fired warning shots and realized that the driver was holding a hand grenade.
As the mission withdrew, the guard fired warning shots into the air.
The Israeli ships fired warning shots before targeting the vessel when it failed to respond.
In reaction, the population threw stones at the policemen, who in turn fired warning shots.
Macedonian soldiers fired warning shots at Macedon.
IDF fired warning shots at Gaza boat in Rafah incident.
They had these shiny little guns, and they fired warning shots into the ceiling.
South Korean aviation fired warning shots to chase Russian military aircraft out of its airspace.
When a striker fired a revolver, the 80 troops fired warning shots into the air.
Command guards then fired warning shots near the patrol, which then proceeded to return north ;.
However, Israeli Naval gunboats fired warning shots at the boats,.
The Navy fired warning shots towards the boats and they moved back, according o the army.
Then Brandenburg fired warning shots across her bow.
They fired warning shots point-blank at innocent, unarmed defenseless Negroes.
Sometimes the American guards fired warning shots near the Dutch to keep them off.
The Corvette fired warning shots with its 57mm cannon and arrested seven pirates.
Besides, he fired warning shots.
Soldiers also fired warning shots before the incident, Israel Radio reported.
United Nations personnel fired warning shots and the armed elements withdrew.
Troops loyal to Moscow fired warning shots at protesting Ukrainian soldiers.
At first, soldiers fired warning shots into the air.
On several occasions the soldiers fired warning shots and rubber bullets, which caused some injuries.
Finally, the soldier who 'd fired warning shots then fired a shot that hit her leg.
Lybian warships fired warning shots at U.S. aircraft carriers.
It said U.N. peacekeepers fired warning shots and there were no injuries.

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