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
O'Neil has already made a significant move to increase their shotgun start tournaments from 54 to 72 holes.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
Herbert appeared to comfortably catch the ball on shotgun snaps during throwing drills Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
Bits of flying debris slammed into their Gore-Tex rain suits like shotgun pellets.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
