clay pigeon
Example Sentences
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They simply bought a gun and ammunition and showed up at the range or clay pigeon course to figure it out.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2023
I go clay pigeon shooting on a Saturday.
From Time • Jan. 13, 2016
My father started taking me hunting with a gun when I was 14 but I took up clay pigeon shooting aged 23 or 24.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2015
Later we see them all competing with each over who can arrive the most ostentatiously at a charity clay pigeon shoot and auction.
From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2010
Westby stood in an almost negligent attitude, with his gun lowered; the trap was sprung, the clay pigeon flew—and then was shattered in the midst of its flight.
From The Jester of St. Timothy's by Pier, Arthur Stanwood
