bullet

Example Sentences

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California’s bullet train, now under construction in Fresno, may one day carry passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco, a distance of about 400 miles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

O'Shea said allowing oil and gas exploration was not a "silver bullet" but "it makes sense, if you've got resources".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

“Supplements aren’t a silver bullet, and they don’t override poor lifestyle choices,” Asprey said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

He has three years left in his term, and a lot of legacy bullet points he’d like to fill in.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Wild ran for his rifle and brought the seal down with one bullet, and when the eleven-foot-long animal was butchered, the men discovered fifty undigested fish inside its stomach.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong