chamber
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Other Words from chamber
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Synonyms for chamber
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in
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Examples of chamber in a Sentence
Noun
He put three bullets into the chamber of the gun. the chambers of the heart We waited for the senator outside the Senate chamber. The U.S. legislature is separated into two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.Verb
chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Direct Action Hunger Alliance, a group led by formerly homeless individuals, responded with a demonstration in the City Council chambers, during which activists fell to the floor to represent those who had died avoidable deaths. — Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, "The New American Homeless," 21 Aug. 2019 Gadot was out of breath by the time an immense wall of boulders appeared on our left and the tunnel opened up into an underground chamber, with orange lights casting a soft glow over the stones. — Rachel Poser, Harper's magazine, "Common Ground," 19 Aug. 2019 Ramona Chamber of Commerce Summer Sendoff Mixer, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Ramona Fitness Center, 558 Main St. Networking, opportunity drawings, food, drinks; $5 for chamber members, $10 for guests. — Ramona Sentinel, "Our Town Calendar of Events: Aug. 15-21," 15 Aug. 2019 With two fans in the newest XPS 13 2-in-1 along with a vapor chamber, with think the quad-core 10th-gen CPU will likely hit its claim of 2.5X performance improvement. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "You can finally buy a 10th gen laptop: Dell's XPS 13 2-in-1 hits the shelves," 7 Aug. 2019 Fake smoke filled the chamber, as did hip-hop music from Kendrick Lamar, Nipsey Hussle and others. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Gophers quarterbacks will split snaps, but probably not for long," 30 July 2019 According to the chamber, that would generate $4.6 million annually from commercial property owners. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "Burbank Chamber offers endorsement, funding if Burbank Unified tweaks parcel tax proposal," 26 July 2019 Thanks to the leadership of this chamber, particularly Ald. — Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com, "Mayor Lori Lightfoot scores early wins on some campaign pledges like ethics reform, while urging restraint on others," 24 July 2019 State Senator Brad Hoylman, the Manhattan Democrat who sponsored the bill in Albany’s upper chamber, rejected arguments by Mr. Trump’s lawyers. — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, "Trump Sues New York and Congress to Shield His State Tax Returns," 23 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The rifle had a loaded magazine inserted, but a round was not chambered. — CBS News, "Armed man arrested at Missouri Walmart says he wanted to know if store "honored the Second Amendment"," 10 Aug. 2019 Chapman sets the chambers at different levels and sees over 24 hours which chamber the animal will stay in longest. — USA TODAY, "Moon trees, moon film, monk honored: News from around our 50 states," 23 July 2019 The exquisite sound of a round being securely chambered. — Azad Cudi, Harper's magazine, "Long Shot," 10 Jan. 2019 Rattlers are personal defense weapons available on the open market and chamber standard 5.56mm rounds and .300 Blackout. — Allison Barrie, Fox News, "Weapons upgrade set to make US Special Operations even more deadly," 13 Sep. 2018 Brooklynn Mae Mohler was shot and killed on June 4, 2013 by her best friend, who was playing with her father's gun that was left loaded/chambered, with no safety, in a kitchen cabinet. — Cassie Armstrong, OrlandoSentinel.com, "National SAFE Day: How to observe in Central Florida," 4 June 2018 Tomes was angry about the noise Gaeta's kids were making, and after an argument with the father in the apartment parking lot, Tomes grabbed the rifle from his car, chambered a round and pointed it at Gaeta and Smith. — Everton Bailey Jr., OregonLive.com, "Newport man upset over noisy kids accused of shooting 2 neighbors with AK-47 rifle," 16 May 2018 Special operations snipers will replace their 7.62 bullets with a new round favored by civilian precision rifle shooters, while the Army’s next-generation squad machine gun will be chambered in a new caliber using new casing technology. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "U.S. Army Getting New Machine Gun Round, Special Ops Getting New Sniper Bullet," 10 May 2018 The officer reaches for his semiautomatic pistol, and in a quick action, pulls back the pistol slide to chamber a round, a video shows. — Alex Horton, chicagotribune.com, "An off-duty police officer thought a man stole Mentos. So he drew his gun.," 6 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chamber.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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