popgun
Example Sentences
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As of now, they are as threatening as a popgun.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Receivers Cole Beasley and John Brown were signed to boost a popgun passing attack that topped 250 yards just once.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
It was a popgun approach when the Giants need a howitzer, and it did not end well.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2017
And it’s finished off with a “BNAG” flag stuck, popgun style, into its barrel.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2017
‘Colonel Nesbit said I was just a child. “Go buy a popgun, boy,” he said.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
