buckshot
Example Sentences
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"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
It's more like buckshot — a "constellation of mutually supporting factors," as he calls them, that contribute to overall wellness.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2023
You could say the difference between rage farming and engagement flubs is like buckshot and birdshot: Same general purpose, but one’s much less dangerous.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2023
Fragments fell like extraterrestrial buckshot into a national park larger than the Netherlands.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2021
On sidewalks turned to satin figures move shoulder first, the crowns of their heads angled shields against the light buckshot that the raindrops are.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
