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at gunpoint
Idioms and Phrases
Also, at knifepoint . Under coercion, as in I'm going to hold him at gunpoint for that raise he promised me last year . Both these phrases were at first used literally and later also figuratively. [Mid-1900s]Example Sentences
Sherman shared alarming video from his residential security cameras of his home being burglarized at gunpoint by three men shortly after midnight March 30 — which happened to be the three-time All-Pro’s 37th birthday.
They are also highly sought after by thieves who are willing to steal dogs from their owners at gunpoint.
Matangi’s rampage on Sept. 18, 2023, began when he crashed into the locked gate of the Gonzalez High School parking lot, abandoned the vehicle and then carjacked a nearby driver at gunpoint and fled north on Highway 156.
He fled to a nearby parking lot and tried to carjack another driver at gunpoint but failed.
Once inside, he stole the homeowner’s keys at gunpoint and drove their car into the San Benito County section of Aromas.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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