rifle
Example Sentences
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When deputies arrived and found Snyder in the area, Modica said, he was carrying a rifle and explained that he was on his way to the post office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The Florida woman who allegedly raked Rihanna’s West L.A. home with rifle fire earlier this year may be mentally unfit to stand trial, her attorney said in court Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
A common one is flinching on a high-power rifle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Carrying a rifle, he posed with other soldiers wearing military fatigues.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Now I can see that at each ruined desalination machine stands a police officer in riot gear with an automatic rifle, warning people to keep away—as if there’s still something to protect.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing rifle
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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