buckshot

Example Sentences

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In Magee’s composition, Shiffler even gestures to the bleeding wound in his side, which looks more like the piercing of a Roman spear than the crater from a blast of buckshot.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2021

“Navarro’s like a shotgun. Some of it was on target, some of the buckshot caused collateral damage,” Kadlec said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2021

“There is no silver bullet, there is, you know, golden buckshot, because it’s going to take a lot of different kinds of policies to win this battle,” Inslee said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2018

Every once in a while there would be a small flare up when a buckshot pellet released from the ever-shrinking creature fell into the fire.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2018

On sidewalks turned to satin figures move shoulder first, the crowns of their heads angled shields against the light buckshot that the raindrops are.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison