sawed-off
Example Sentences
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To disguise the swelling caused by hours of handshaking, Volk suggested Lincoln grasp a sawed-off broomstick.
Conservationists also debate what to do with the sawed-off rhino horns.
From Salon
Investigators found a sawed-off shotgun, a second shotgun and other unspecified evidence during a search of Hale’s home.
From Seattle Times
Police said a search of Hale’s home turned up a sawed-off shotgun, a second shotgun and other unspecified evidence.
From Seattle Times
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, challenges the move to treat the guns like short-barreled rifles, a weapon like a sawed-off shotgun that has been heavily regulated since the 1930s.
From Seattle Times
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