gun

Example Sentences

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He, like other mothers and fathers here, hopes this tragedy will inspire change nationwide when it comes to gun violence.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But the scares were middling to begin with because Øvredal — a game but overeager trickster — telegraphs his set pieces as if he were equipped with a flare gun and detour cones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Instead, they bought Ethan a gun and took him to the shooting range.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

SpaceX fired the starting gun in the race on Wednesday when it filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I swallowed a couple of times, nodded my head, and said, “Sure, Grandpa, I want a pony and a gun real bad, but I don’t have any money yet.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls