machine gun

Example Sentences

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He was Sylvester Stallone in the 1986 action movie “Cobra,” toting a machine gun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The Taiwanese boats also have water cannon and a 20-millimetre static machine gun, but are careful to avoid a confrontation that "could lead to unimaginable consequences", Huang said.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Bump stocks are replacement shoulder stocks that allow a semiautomatic gun to fire at nearly the rate of a machine gun.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

A bump stock, however, allows a semiautomatic gun to repeatedly fire, at nearly the rate of a machine gun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2024

Brian’s a machine, a machine gun, two at a time, three, four, underhand, overhand, both hands.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson