shotgun
Example Sentences
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He took a shotgun and additional guns out of his parents’ gun safe, according to dispatch records.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The first lady’s remarks came after a man armed with a shotgun, handgun and several knives breached security at the Washington black-tie event on April 25.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
"We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant's Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer," Pirro said.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
According to prosecutors, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shotgun and three knives as he charged past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Even the fact that it was a shotgun wedding didn’t spoil the day for her.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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