squirt gun
Example Sentences
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He found the latter habit so offensive that he at times deployed a squirt gun on the lit cigarettes of unsuspecting smokers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
As vice president a dozen years ago, Mr. Biden engaged in energetic squirt gun battles each summer with the children of aides and reporters.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
With Justice Antonin “Nino” Scalia and his wife among the guests, Totenberg’s husband, David, who treats gunshot victims, placed a plastic squirt gun in everyone’s soup bowl.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
"It ended up being a squirt gun," she added, "but it was still one of the most frightening days of my life."
From Salon ● May 11, 2022
It was full of odds and ends he thought would come in handy for an adventure—rubber bands, a compass, granola bars, coins, a squirt gun, a magnifying glass, plastic handcuffs, string, a whistle.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
