buckshot

Example Sentences

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In his commentary, he had referred to the projectiles as buckshot.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2023

“Navarro’s like a shotgun. Some of it was on target, some of the buckshot caused collateral damage,” Kadlec said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2021

“There is no silver bullet, there is, you know, golden buckshot, because it’s going to take a lot of different kinds of policies to win this battle,” Inslee said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2018

Every once in a while there would be a small flare up when a buckshot pellet released from the ever-shrinking creature fell into the fire.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2018

But what he heard now was something else—it was real—and it sent icy buckshot through his body.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli