popgun

Example Sentences

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As of now, they are as threatening as a popgun.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

It was a popgun approach when the Giants need a howitzer, and it did not end well.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2017

And it’s finished off with a “BNAG” flag stuck, popgun style, into its barrel.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2017

After time was called - thanks to another now-closer popgun “blast” - the artists put their work into frames and the auction began shortly thereafter.

From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2017

He moved a little restlessly and said, ‘Colonel Nesbit... remember. And he told me, “Go buy a popgun, boy.”

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes