miss fire
Example Sentences
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I prayed that my arm might be nerved, that my hand might not tremble, and that my rifle might not miss fire.
From Dick Onslow Among the Redskins by Soper, George
"Listen to me, qu� diable!" and his voice grated with the vexation of an actor whose entrance has been made to miss fire.
From Tartarin On The Alps by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
The guns were shotted, the matches lighted; for, although our guns were all furnished with first-class locks, they were also furnished with matches, attached by lanyards, in case the lock should miss fire.
From The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
Charley looked at his weapon very gravely, and put on another pair of caps, remarking, "I never had a gun miss fire like that with me before."
From Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
“You reckon she’ll miss fire till he’s well again?”
From The Coming of the Law by Seltzer, Charles Alden
