carbine

Example Sentences

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“What I remember is the time John Wayne killed three men with a carbine . . . and the time the kitten found Orson Welles in the doorway in The Third Man.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

I wanted an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle ...

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

It has been a huge success for the company, which has sold around 60,000 units of the 5.56 mm semi-automatic carbine, helping to lift its share price around 350% since the start of 2019.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2022

Instantly, Booth dropped the carbine and crumpled to his knees.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson