buckshot

Example Sentences

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In Magee’s composition, Shiffler even gestures to the bleeding wound in his side, which looks more like the piercing of a Roman spear than the crater from a blast of buckshot.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2021

They scattered like buckshot, turning the well-trodden grass and dirt paths into a highway.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 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

“There’s silver buckshot: many actions in many domains.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2018

Their feet kicked up dust that swirled in the buckshot beams of sunlight.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan