water pistol

Example Sentences

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A 13-year-old boy was surrounded by armed police after an officer mistook his water pistol for a real gun.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023

"I feel like it's a raging fire," she told the board, "and I've got a water pistol."

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2022

Kayoko Takahashi, 53, aimed her toy water pistol at a group of people partaking in a ceremonial carrying of the Olympic torch.

From Fox News • Jul. 9, 2021

Kaestel was armed only with a water pistol at the time.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2021

The water came from a gray metal water pistol with a long skinny barrel which I stuck into a small opening in one end of the bag.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins