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
The three weapons included a military-style semiautomatic rifle, one handgun and a small 9-mm carbine, Mr. Aaron said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
I wanted an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle ...
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2022
Redd passed Amaya a carbine out of his satchel and then raised his spyglass again as she prepped it.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
