shotgun
Example Sentences
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After the panicky Ray-Ray passes his guitar case to Sonny, out tumbles . . . a guitar, not the shotgun Sonny expected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
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
And Kotlarski identified several models, including the Iranian-made Maher shotgun in both standard and short-barrelled configurations.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Herbert appeared to comfortably catch the ball on shotgun snaps during throwing drills Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
My last view of her was sitting in the shotgun seat of the Prius, her arms crossed, watching as Blackjack circled higher and higher, carrying Beckendorf and me into the sky.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
