shotgun
Example Sentences
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He eventually found 7 ½ West End Court in Long Branch, New Jersey, a twenty-five-foot-wide shotgun shack that sat a few blocks away from the beach.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
“Corporal Jarvis’ deployment of the less-lethal bean bag shotgun at that distance was in accordance with his training and reasonable under the circumstances,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
"The only words that we said to him was 'drop the items' which means the gas can and the shotgun," Bradshaw told a news conference.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
There is also a blunderbuss, a precursor to the shotgun, owned by Capt. Michael McClary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
I leaned the shotgun back in its usual place against the wall and came back to the window.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
