gunpoint

[US]/'gʌnpɒɪnt/
[UK]/ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the position at which a gun is aimed at a target
Word Forms
Pluralgunpoints

Phrases & Collocations

at gunpoint

Example Sentences

Robbers held up a bank at gunpoint.

two robbers held a family at gunpoint while they searched their house.

The actor was involved in a real-life drama when he was held up at gunpoint last night.

The robber demanded money at gunpoint.

The hostage was held at gunpoint for hours.

The criminal forced the victim to drive at gunpoint.

The store clerk was robbed at gunpoint.

The suspect was arrested at gunpoint.

The police officer disarmed the criminal at gunpoint.

The criminal fled after holding the victim at gunpoint.

The bank robbery was carried out at gunpoint.

The hostage negotiation ended peacefully without any shots fired at gunpoint.

The detective interrogated the suspect at gunpoint.

Real-world Examples

They've called it a circus directed at gunpoint.

Source: NPR News March 2014 Compilation

I'm not scared. I've been mugged twice, once at gunpoint.

Source: Go blank axis version

This month, members of the Spanish Olympic sailing team mugged at gunpoint.

Source: CNN Selected June 2016 Collection

Many of them were recruited by force or separated from their loved ones at gunpoint.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2018

And how does that compare to Lochte's original story of being robbed at gunpoint?

Source: NPR News August 2016 Compilation

Belarus kept dumping migrants at the border with Poland and barring them at gunpoint from retreating.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

At 7: 43 this morning, your husband held two guards at gunpoint and successfully escaped.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

This all surfaced through Lochte's mom who first said that her son had been robbed at gunpoint.

Source: NPR News August 2016 Compilation

When Cher Horowitz was held at gunpoint in " Clueless" .

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities

… I thought 'gunpoint' was an actual place where crimes happened.

Source: Friends

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