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
There is also a blunderbuss, a precursor to the shotgun, owned by Capt. Michael McClary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
O'Neil has already made a significant move to increase their shotgun start tournaments from 54 to 72 holes.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
Everything they had except for the shotgun and the parkas on their backs had just sunk to the bottom of the lake.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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