bullet

Example Sentences

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Passion, humor and a snarl of defiance run through the album like a bullet.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

But it is not a "silver bullet", she stresses, adding that such measures are more likely to have greater impact when used with wider enforcement, public awareness campaigns and accessible waste disposal services.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The document is clever, beginning each bullet point with the name of the good or service the plan is going to make “cheaper”: gasoline, utilities, prescription drugs, groceries, housing, childcare.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The first bullet misses; the second flies overhead.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes