buckshot

Example Sentences

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"We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant's Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer," Pirro said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

It's more like buckshot — a "constellation of mutually supporting factors," as he calls them, that contribute to overall wellness.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2023

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

They scattered like buckshot, turning the well-trodden grass and dirt paths into a highway.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2021

Vonetta pulled out all the stops and told Ma Charles almost word for word about how Miss Trotter shot the deer with her father’s rifle and cleaned out the buckshot.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia