pistol

Example Sentences

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Police discovered he had recently bought a pistol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

He was already well trained to fire a pistol.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The court was told the Royal Mail intercepted an air pistol addressed to Ms Klass before it reached her.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

During his time in jail, Tejero also swapped his pistol for a paintbrush, taking up art classes that saw him produce nearly 300 artworks, El Pais newspaper reported.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

He aligned the cylinder for the true cartridge to come up and he let the hammer down and put the pistol in his parka and stood up.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy