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ˈgun·point N no pl

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

at gunpoint
mit vorgehaltener Waffe
to hold sb at gunpoint
jdn mit einer Waffe [o. Pistole] bedrohen
to be held up at gunpoint
mit Waffengewalt überfallen [o. bedroht] werden
to hold sb at gunpoint/knifepoint
jdn mit vorgehaltener Pistole/vorgehaltenem Messer bedrohen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The gangsters force her to stay at gunpoint.
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She gained entry to the building by taking an employee's identification badge at gunpoint.
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But when they finish of their last beer and prepare to head home they find themselves held captive at gunpoint by five strangers.
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The situation is aggravated late one night when he's held up at gunpoint in his deserted store by a pair of masked thugs.
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On occasions, deserters would take the party's spare water and horses at gunpoint.
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In the final scene of the movie she confronts him at gunpoint and, after he ignominiously begs forgiveness, she has him arrested by the authorities.
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The most recent attack was the armed robbery and attempted abduction of three women at gunpoint.
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They took the officer on duty at the gate hostage at gunpoint, and forced him to open the inner gate.
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The four men would rob the players at gunpoint.
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He then holds the rest of the household at gunpoint.
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