guns

Example Sentences

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Guns are not just for hunting or sport, or even for personal defense.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

Guns are widespread in metropolitan and suburban areas, with one in three firearms in NSW located in major cities, the report said.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

When she was 11, the local rock station played Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle,” and Harvey had an epiphany.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Guns have been widely discussed over the last decade, in books from David Silverman’s “Thundersticks,” on colonial America, to David Cressy’s “Saltpeter,” on gunpowder, to Priya Satia’s “Empire of Guns,” on the Industrial Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Guns aren’t allowed in arena fights, so Cantos draws a short, wide sword.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard