Sentence examples for ammunition shells from inspiring English sources

Bodies and popcorn and empty ammunition shells were strewn about the floor; pocketbooks and other personal belongings had been left behind in the rush to escape.

Now, when he takes his 8-year-old grandson hunting on weekends, Mr. Helms, 55, searches the boy's pockets before sending him back to school to ensure that there are no forgotten ammunition shells.

To the right of the staircase, ammunition shells are lined up on the chair rail like soldiers.

The Treasury also stated that some of the metal for the new coins would be obtained by melting down small arms ammunition shells.

A statue by sculptor Jocelyn Russell of Reckless carrying ammunition shells and other combat equipment was unveiled on Friday, July 26 , 2013 in Semper Fidelis Memorial Park at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, one day before the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.

By Guy Hubbard AJDABIYA, Libya, 17 October 2011 – Burnt out tanks, armoured cars and spent ammunition shells line the road between Benghazi and Ajdabiya, an apocalyptic landscape left by the battles that took place here only weeks ago.

Last year the bomb squad was called after an ammunition shell was found in a box donated to the Salvation Army in San Francisco, said Laine Hendricks, a Salvation Army spokeswoman.

Calls about old ammunition and shells have become a regular occurrence for many law enforcement agencies in recent years, officials said, especially in areas with a large number of veterans or old military installations.

During the war increasingly larger calibres were used, and a variety of ammunition types including shells tipped with harder alloys, improved propellants to give higher velocities, and more powerful explosives were developed.

The Lusitania was carrying a cargo of rifle ammunition and shells (together about 173 tons), and the Germans, who had circulated warnings that the ship would be sunk, felt themselves fully justified in attacking a vessel that was furthering the war aims of their enemy.

The Lusitania was carrying a cargo of rifle ammunition and shells.