revolver

Example Sentences

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Like Chekhov’s revolver, he’s a harbinger of bad things happening to humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

He told police that Quintero was carrying a .357 revolver and a taser.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Jurors also heard from the officers who handled the case, from the man who found the gun and from the store clerk who sold Hunter the revolver.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

I took to wearing the strap across my chest, the drum riding my hips like a desperado's revolver.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez