barrage Sentence Examples

  1. The enemy launched a relentless barrage of artillery shells upon the advancing troops.
  2. The protesters faced a barrage of tear gas and rubber bullets as they approached the police barricade.
  3. The reporter shielded himself from the barrage of flashbulbs as he emerged from the courtroom.
  4. The festival ended with a dazzling barrage of fireworks that illuminated the night sky.
  5. The CEO weathered a barrage of hostile questions from the shareholders during the annual meeting.
  6. The thunderstorm unleashed a barrage of hail and wind that battered the city.
  7. The students confronted the dean with a barrage of complaints about the new campus policy.
  8. The candidate endured a barrage of negative press coverage during the final stretch of the election campaign.
  9. The composer created a musical barrage of loud and dissonant chords to convey the chaos of battle.
  10. The defendant faced a barrage of evidence presented by the prosecution that painted a damning picture of his guilt.

barrage Meaning

Wordnet

barrage (n)

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

Wordnet

barrage (v)

address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

Webster

barrage (n.)

An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.

FAQs About the word barrage

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written), the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific ta

torrent,flurry, volley, hail, flood, bombardment, blitz, storm, rash, drumbeat

trickle,drip, trickle, drip, dribble,dribble,

The enemy launched a relentless barrage of artillery shells upon the advancing troops.

The protesters faced a barrage of tear gas and rubber bullets as they approached the police barricade.

The reporter shielded himself from the barrage of flashbulbs as he emerged from the courtroom.

The festival ended with a dazzling barrage of fireworks that illuminated the night sky.