bullet

Example Sentences

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But the realization dawned that Ronnie might, as it were, take the bullet for Stuart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

At 66, he wondered whether it was time to bite the bullet.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Wahl said a bullet may have deflected off the landscaper's hard hat, although this had yet to be confirmed.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Here, too, we’ll bite the bullet: Virtue signaling is—or can often be—virtuous.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Some physicians said there was nothing inevitable about Garfield's death from the bullet wound.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow