bullet

Example Sentences

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“It’s not a silver bullet but several pieces of silver buckshot,” said John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"I don't know if there were jihadists at the market. We are just ordinary people," Mala Garba, 42, told AFP from a hospital in Borno state capital Maiduguri while recovering from bullet wounds.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

No firearms or expended bullet casings were found.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It's an expensive golden bullet to bring down a relatively cheap fibreglass drone.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

After more weeks of trial and error and testing and retesting, they succeeded in locating a bullet lost in a different man's body for years.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow