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
Arizona gun expert Lucien Haag rebuilt the revolver, and ultimately concluded the gun hadn’t been modified.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 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
Grandpa usually kept his own revolver under the counter, a Smith and Wesson, but had taken it home for cleaning.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
