gunslinger
Example Sentences
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Oil boss Scott Sheffield has a new job: activist gunslinger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
But like a retired gunslinger in a western movie, circumstances will not let him rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
Set in 1872, Forsaken, focuses on embittered gunslinger John Henry Clayton's return to his hometown and his attempts to build bridges with his estranged father.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
Imagine: a sprawling, expensive adaptation of a beloved videogame franchise that features an unlikely duo — a nihilistic old gunslinger with a tortured past and a tough young woman whose mission overlaps with his.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
At first, I thought Caesar was a gunslinger.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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