Sentence examples of "cannon" in English

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Never use a cannon to kill a fly. Ne jamais utiliser de canon pour tuer une mouche.
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a deal longer. Le son d'un baiser n'est pas aussi fort que celui d'un canon, mais son écho dure beaucoup plus longtemps.
Christopher Columbus once saw a UFO, and ordered his men to fire his ship's cannons at it. En une occasion, Christophe Colomb a aperçu un OVNI et a ordonné à ses hommes de l'abattre avec les canons du vaisseau.
This church was destroyed by cannon fire. Cette église fut détruite par un tir d'obus.
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