carbine
Example Sentences
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“What I remember is the time John Wayne killed three men with a carbine . . . and the time the kitten found Orson Welles in the doorway in The Third Man.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
But any of them might point to Don Hogan Charles’ photo of him peering out of his window while holding an M1 carbine.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2024
Possible sales of firearms were also discussed with Colt CZ Group, the Czech holding company that owns the long-established U.S. carbine and rifle maker, the source said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2023
Lloyd returned in a moment, bearing a small package wrapped in twine—the binoculars—and a loaded Spencer repeating carbine.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
