gun

Example Sentences

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He took a shotgun and additional guns out of his parents’ gun safe, according to dispatch records.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Instead, they bought Ethan a gun and took him to the shooting range.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Gasoline prices nationally averaged $4.51 a gallon on Sunday and could keep climbing into Memorial Day weekend, the starting gun to the busy summer driving season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The US judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's New York state trial for the murder of a healthcare executive decided Monday to admit crucial items of evidence including a gun and a notebook.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

If there was a ghost—which she knew there wasn’t—a gun wouldn’t do much good.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney