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pulling the trigger
noun as in shooting
Strong matches
Example Sentences
He denied pulling the trigger on the set of the western, which was being filmed in the state, and said he did not know who put live bullets in the gun.
Friedman takes on the role of Loyd, a San Francisco shrink who, in a period of time shorter than two sessions, must somehow dissuade Jane from pulling the trigger.
But what he does not admit to is pulling the trigger.
While the motive of the 20-year-old gunman, Thomas Crooks, remain obscure, what has become much clearer is the series of security blunders that led to him pulling the trigger.
Although not accused of pulling the trigger, Dyer, now 22, is again charged with murder.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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