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Example Sentences

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During a hunting trip in Mississippi in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear that the group’s guide had tied to a tree to await the president’s bullet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not after Woltemade scored six goals from his first six efforts on target for the club, including bullet headers against Arsenal and Wolves, an audacious flick against Union Saint-Gilloise and a stunning backheel at Brighton.

From BBC

"Probably slithering along down there, faster than a speeding bullet. Heading home."

From Literature

He made no secret of his hand-washing mania, either, cleaning them constantly for fear that germs, not bullets, would get him.

From Los Angeles Times

"Just really narrowed in on my targets, was hitting those low bullets into the wind," Korda said, calling the temperature drop her biggest challenge.

From Barron's