pellet

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, you might buy a “grill,” only to find yourself with a pellet smoker, which has more in common with your indoor oven than a Weber kettle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

"We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant's Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer," Pirro said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

The pieces appear to be part of a round plastic pellet that was filled with a pinkish powder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The resulting plastic pellet could then be removed every few dozen washes and thrown away with general waste.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

The man at the counter put a pellet down on the counter.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep