shotgun
Example Sentences
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Occasionally, a new tool or technique comes along that widens this to a shotgun: aim at a few closely related problems and hope that you hit one.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
There is not an apparent muzzle flash from the shotgun during the short clip, which does not show the area where Allen was detained.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
It now has a large collection of restored shotgun houses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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
Mackenzie was in the back, and I was riding shotgun.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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