Sentence examples for number of ammunition from inspiring English sources

The phrase "number of ammunition" is not correct in standard English; it should be "number of rounds of ammunition" or simply "amount of ammunition." You can use it when discussing quantities related to ammunition in a military or firearms context.

Example: "The soldier checked the number of rounds of ammunition before heading out on the mission."
Alternatives: "quantity of ammunition" or "amount of ammo."

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Long-range fire on Comines, Warneton, Wervicq and villages, road junctions, railways and bridges caused much damage and a number of ammunition dumps were destroyed.

The air force base of Taftanaz has finally fallen into rebel hands after a long period of operating under siege, and once the FSA were able to take control of the base, they managed to seize a number of ammunition, tanks, and helicopters.

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The second is to put serial numbers on bullets - one number per box of ammunition.

The police in West Timor, which is controlled by Indonesia, said that by this evening the militias had surrendered 34 automatic rifles, 9 grenade launchers, about 1,000 homemade guns and an equal number of rounds of ammunition.

That law limited the number of rounds of ammunition a shooter could fire before having to reload, and letting it die an untimely death allowed a mentally ill young man in Tucson to purchase a handgun with a 33-round magazine.

The two types of gun fired the same shell, of which the total supply numbered 1,656 rounds of ammunition.

In an alarming turnabout, the Legislature enacted a law that sets no limit on the number of guns or ammunition anyone with a permit can carry.

In follow-up searches in the nearby republican Ardoyne area police later recovered a number of guns and ammunition which the PSNI linked to republican terror groups operating in the city.

On 27 April police found a number of guns and ammunition during an operation at Ardglen Place in north Belfast.

The actual number of guns and ammunition taken are still unknown.

The player must face a large number of enemies, but ammunition is sparser than in other games, and powerful weapons such as rocket launchers are rare, if even available at all.

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