gun for

Example Sentences

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A Pentagon contract award often is a starting gun for Lockheed to gather proposals from parts makers, including Boeing, L3Harris and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Jordan said almost as soon they arrived, one of them, Will, who was dressed as rapper Soulja Boy "but had a gun for some reason", came up to him to ask about his costume.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 acted as the starting gun for the current AI race,” Austin Pickle, investment strategy analyst at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, said in a note Monday.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

They had to train with a gun, for example, and, more important, let go of the need for punch line.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

He said, “From what your mother says, you won’t be getting a gun for some time yet.”

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls