pellet gun

noun

Examples of pellet gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then she was killed with a pellet gun. Oct. 1, 2023 Hopkins pleaded guilty last year to assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to one year in county jail, plus probation. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024 Police said after the incident that the firearm Gonzalez was holding was later found to be a pellet gun that had been made to look like a .357 Magnum revolver. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pellet gun 

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Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pellet gun was in 1952

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“Pellet gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet%20gun. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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