gunslinger

Example Sentences

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Oil boss Scott Sheffield has a new job: activist gunslinger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Set in 1872, Forsaken, focuses on embittered gunslinger John Henry Clayton's return to his hometown and his attempts to build bridges with his estranged father.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

He was back onstage at the end of the Stills-Young set, joining as one more electric guitar gunslinger on “Rockin’ in the Free World.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

But sometimes that confidence — that ol’ gunslinger bravado — gets him in trouble.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023

She stood there stupidly, staring at them, her arms hanging loose at her sides, like a gunslinger in a Western showdown.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan