bullet

Example Sentences

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That’s when a sleek, silver, oversized high-speed bullet train arrives on the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He acknowledges this is complicated as the Supreme Court suggests these "bullet point rights" may only come into play in relation to Troubles issues, but this part of the judgement is only advisory.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

None of these reforms would be a silver bullet against revenge prosecutions, but together they would make such abuses far harder to carry out.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

An intense pain shot through my eye like a bullet, and I let go of the string.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall