gun

He drew the analogy of a gun sitting on a theatre stage - if it was hanging there at the start of the show, it would certainly fire at the end.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Words and phrases that will earn you a mark: genuinely, load-bearing, smoking gun, X is the new Y, and any “crazy hyphenated contractions that no one would normally use,” says Mehta, 33.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

And so at the Humanoid Games, when one robot sprinter reacted to the starting gun by sitting down, then lying on its back and gazing at the sky, viewers saw a fellow casualty of burnout.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

He was the big gun in the room but he’s a generous guy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The gunman ignores me, waiting until all three men untie their horses and giddyup down the road before holstering his gun.

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

The sound of anti-aircraft guns pierces the sky as conversations at the market revolve around rising prices and the coming winter.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Geely also plans to expand the charging network to more than 22,000 stations and 100,000 charging guns by the end of 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Authorities had also recovered a mixture of DNA from more than one person on the stolen guns themselves.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Recovery is well underway, with the sounds of hammers, saws and nail guns ringing through the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

And then, of course, there was this business with the guns.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

And Hoy gunned his boat for the day’s first run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Later that day, ICE agents operating in Minneapolis couldn’t successfully execute an operation in a neighborhood less than a mile from where George Floyd was gunned down six years ago.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026

Abu Warda gunned the tractor’s engine, pushing it faster as he passed the shell of a seaside cafe where his family once stopped for tea and grilled chicken on weekend sojourns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025

Three weeks after Robert Fico was gunned down in central Slovakia, he’s made a full-throated return to political life - on the eve of the European elections.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

He gunned the engine as hard as he could, racing around the galloping horse.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Bermúdez, the effusive mood-lifter of the group, was gunning for a career as a soloist when he entered the ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Jurors in the highly anticipated murder trial of Luigi Mangione, charged with gunning down a health insurance executive, will receive anonymity, a judge said on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Messi, however, will be gunning for the Golden Boot having scored five goals already.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

But Americans are gunning for more protein, not necessarily more cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Seabiscuit lunged forward, cutting inside of Whichcee and gunning for Specify.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand