firearm

Example Sentences

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Officers searching the house in Hyde Park, where Mugabe was staying, have found bullet cartridges but no firearm, police have said.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

A resident mistook the toy for a real firearm and called police to report an armed person, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Indeed, it is difficult to think of any place outside the tribal areas of Afghanistan or Waziristan where the firearm is such a cultural totem.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

Across Minneapolis, many people haven’t been surprised he had a firearm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

He will not be permitted to enlist in the military, or possess a firearm, or obtain a federal security clearance.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander