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Someone was seen using a weapon during the robbery.

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Sentence

Narrator

Someone was seen using a weapon during the robbery.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting a Crime

A witness reported seeing someone use a weapon during the robbery.

News Reporting

Police say a weapon was used in the robbery; a suspect was seen wielding it.

Describing an Event

During the robbery, a witness observed someone using a weapon to threaten the victims.

Legal Testimony

I saw an individual brandishing a weapon while committing the robbery.

Rephrased versions

Formal

An individual was observed employing a weapon in the course of the robbery.

Casual

Someone was seen with a weapon during the robbery.

Simpler English

A person used a weapon in the robbery.

Phrases to learn

using a weapon

Employing an instrument designed to inflict harm or injury.

during the robbery

At the time the robbery was taking place.