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

Goggins was stepping into the role of the Ghoul, a 200-year-old gunslinger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Imagine: a sprawling, expensive adaptation of a beloved videogame franchise that features an unlikely duo — a nihilistic old gunslinger with a tortured past and a tough young woman whose mission overlaps with his.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

He was six feet four and had the sinewy limbs and the eerie composure of a gunslinger.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann