shotgun

Example Sentences

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Richie, riding shotgun, is excited, referring to the trip as “a mission,” noting when they cross the state line, and reading “fun facts” about Gary from his phone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant's Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer," Pirro said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

However, they provided little evidence to support that claim, other than that the shotgun held a spent cartridge in its barrel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

According to prosecutors, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shotgun and three knives as he charged past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The light was poor but Toomer interpreted the gaits of the other three men and could tell the gauge of each shotgun as they passed between the hives.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy