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“Lightly pull trigger until cheese extrudes from tip,” read the instructions, and you can’t help but think: “My God, what have we done?”

From The Guardian ● May 17, 2017

But before he could pull trigger the iron door had clanged shut.

From Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England

“Now,” said Albareda, who was to give the word, “I shall count three steadily, thus: ‘One—two—three!’ and at the word ‘three’—but not before, remember—you may pull trigger.

From The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection by Cyrus Cuneo

Of course I'll go with you, but I'm blessed if I pull trigger on that gentleman pig——" "You must!

From The Danger Mark by A. B. Wenzell

The men were panting with eagerness, but not one was allowed to pull trigger, nor was a cannon fired.

From The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler




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