guns
Example Sentences
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Anandasangaree thanked the firearms owners who had declared their guns by the Tuesday deadline, saying in a statement that "these types of weapons do not belong in our communities".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, I inherited a mortgage, along with several guns, broken exercise equipment, cabinets full of expired pills and 34 decorative fish.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Approach this as a collaborative effort, not as a sister parachuting into his personal and financial life all guns blazing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Activism isn’t just about wielding guns and throwing rocks but organizing online, in the classrooms and among households.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Stanton ordered troops to turn out into the streets, the guards to be doubled, military forts to be alert, guns manned, and special guards to be posted around the Old Capitol Prison.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.