water pistol
Example Sentences
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When the boy's mother appeared and explained he had been playing with a toy water pistol, he was de-arrested and his handcuffs removed, the watchdog said.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024
"I feel like it's a raging fire," she told the board, "and I've got a water pistol."
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2022
Kayoko Takahashi, 53, aimed her toy water pistol at a group of people partaking in a ceremonial carrying of the Olympic torch.
From Fox News • Jul. 9, 2021
Kaestel was armed only with a water pistol at the time.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021
The water came from a gray metal water pistol with a long skinny barrel which I stuck into a small opening in one end of the bag.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.