buckshot

Example Sentences

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In his commentary, he had referred to the projectiles as buckshot.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2023

The tank from the water truck still lay smashed against a bank of rocks; it looked like a giant soda can shot through buckshot and then crushed by a giant hand.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2018

“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

“There’s silver buckshot: many actions in many domains.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2018

“I looked that rabbit over good, Marty, and you won’t find any buckshot in that thigh,” Dad says, buttering his bread.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor