rifle

Example Sentences

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Dad handed off the rifle to Mr. Jimmy Leadill, a near neighbor of ours.

From Literature

Mr. Haber leaned forward and pulled a drawer open and began to rifle through it.

From Literature

A rifle leans against his grandfather’s leg and I wonder if this drawing was made of the hunting party, of the day Theo was to have gone off to war.

From Literature

North Korea released an image on Thursday of leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter firing a pistol, weeks after photos showed her shooting a rifle — once again stoking speculation she is being groomed as heir.

From Barron's

Police said they found an “AR-15-style” rifle, ammunition and a blond wig in her car.

From Los Angeles Times