revolver

Example Sentences

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The shots Gogarty fired from a revolver above the sleeping Joyce’s head sounded the prelude to Joyce’s exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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

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

He is accused of knowingly lying on federal paperwork when he purchased the revolver and ammunition from a gun shop in Wilmington, Delaware, on 12 October 2018.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

What’s the difference between a rifle and a revolver?

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds