pop gun

Example Sentences

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The top gun of the 2015 World Cup has been a mere pop gun four years later.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2019

That was the only thing the boy could have meant—Shepard and Grissom who had gotten the pop gun flights while Glenn got the orbits.

From Time • Dec. 8, 2016

The shtick is that she leads a double life, and goes off at night poaching game with a pop gun.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2016

"The neurophysiology of stress depletes the body. You may come down and want to explode off the board but it may be like a pop gun," he said.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2016

"But I have a pop gun and a drum, and I'll wait until my birthday for the soldier."

From The Story of a White Rocking Horse by Hope, Laura Lee