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Example Sentences
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I don’t have a single magic bullet for addressing the homeless problem.
From Los Angeles Times
"Sometimes you've just got to bite the bullet and play the guy if you think he's the best."
From BBC
Companies dodged a bullet when other countries largely declined to impose retaliatory tariffs.
From Barron's
In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, the MPs, largely but not wholly from the left of the party, say the plans are "not a silver bullet" to reducing the backlog in trials.
From BBC
However, he added that Xi’s comments meant “those hoping for a silver bullet may be left waiting.”
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.