Cannon example sentences
Related (6): artillery, weapon, firepower, bombardment, shot, gunpowder
"Cannon" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- The cannonballs fell from the sky like rain.
- The pirates fired the cannon at the enemy ship.
- With a roar, the cannon fired, sending a cannonball whizzing across the battlefield.
- The army surrounded the fort, cannons at the ready.
- The generals ordered the cannons to open fire.
- The cavalry charged into battle as the cannons boomed behind them.
- The old cannon sits on a pedestal in the town square.
- The roar of the cannon awoke the sleeping soldiers.
- They loaded the cannon with gunpowder and a cannonball.
- The cannon misfired and blasted the ground next to the soldiers.
- The cannons boomed throughout the night during the siege of the castle.
- The sound of cannon fire echoed across the valley.
- They aimed the cannon at the enemy position.
- The rebels captured the cannons from the army fort.
- The ancient cannon still stands guard over the city walls.
- The small army had only a few outdated cannons.
- The prisoners were forced to drag the cannons across the battlefield.
- The cannons were positioned to give covering fire for the attack.
- Propelled from a cannon, the projectile flew across the room.
- The rebels pushed the cannons up the hill.
- The soldier jumped behind the cannon just as it fired.
- The general ordered his men to limber up the cannons.
- They scaled the walls and seized control of the cannons.
- The base vibrated from the constant firing of the cannons.
- The statue has a cannon for an arm.
- The old cannon barrel still has scrapes from rocks and branches.
- They held off the attackers with grapeshot from their cannons.
- The ball burst out of the cannon like a streak of fire.
- The admiral ordered the ship's cannons to open fire.
- The statue of the general points a cannon at the enemy.
- The cannonball smashed through the ship's hull.
- The castle walls shook from the bombardment of cannon fire.
- Their side cannons allowed them to bring fire against both flanks.
- He was knocked off his feet by the backblast from the cannon.
- We watched in awe as the soldiers fired the ancient cannons.
- They rolled the cannons into position to fire on the enemy camp.
- The boom of the cannon echoed across the lake.
- The blast from the cannon nearly knocked me over.
- The navy ships bombarded the shore batteries with their cannons.
- The mines were spread out to target the enemy's advancing cannons.
- The king had cannons built into the palace walls.
- The musketeers lined up behind the cannons.
- The castle was built with sturdy walls to withstand cannon fire.
- The enemy retreated in the face of our cannon fire.
- The firing of the cannons signaled the start of the attack.
- The pirates succeeded in spiking the ship's cannons.
- They manned the cannons and prepared for battle.
- The roar of the cannon could be heard for miles around.
- The general ordered his cannons to pound the enemy fortifications.
- The musket balls glanced harmlessly off the old stone cannon.
- The ship listed to one side after taking a direct hit from an enemy cannon.
- The cannons fired in unison, the ground trembling with each volley.
- The cannons blasted huge holes in the enemy's defenses.
- The spirited horse bucked as the cannon fired next to it.
- The mighty cannon could fire a cannonball over a mile.
- They pushed the cannons into position and took aim.
- The ships swarmed around each other, cannons blazing.
- The ancient cannonball sat rusting in the dirt.
- The canon fired, sending out a deafening roar.
- The soldiers manned the heavy cannons lining the walls.