Examples of gunplay in a Sentence
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When a New York jury delivered a verdict recently against the National Rifle Association and its longtime leader, Wayne LaPierre, my first thoughts were oddly not about the NRA or all the lives destroyed by the gunplay that the organization did so much to foster.
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Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
There’s gunplay, a few close calls, some hot stunts, blah, blah, blah.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The play — not so much the gunplay — remains the thing.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
What’s ultimately most memorable in A Long Shot isn’t the gunplay but the setting itself, which resembles a small city after it’s been hit by a major dystopian catastrophe.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
To overcome them, the player has to think on their feet, juggling various spells in a manner not unlike the frenetic gunplay of the Doom series.
—Reid McCarter, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
There’s no gunplay, there’s no slashing, there’s no blood.
—Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
The Breen office was hip to the scam Hollywood always played in the gangster pictures — revel for 85 minutes in the gunplay, fast cars, cool clothes, and slinky molls before exacting a crime-does-not-pay penalty in the last five minutes.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
Even if Arkane’s gunplay has never been its strongest suit, its worse here than it’s ever been.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
There’s gunplay, a few close calls, some hot stunts, blah, blah, blah.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The play — not so much the gunplay — remains the thing.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
What’s ultimately most memorable in A Long Shot isn’t the gunplay but the setting itself, which resembles a small city after it’s been hit by a major dystopian catastrophe.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
To overcome them, the player has to think on their feet, juggling various spells in a manner not unlike the frenetic gunplay of the Doom series.
—Reid McCarter, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
There’s no gunplay, there’s no slashing, there’s no blood.
—Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
The Breen office was hip to the scam Hollywood always played in the gangster pictures — revel for 85 minutes in the gunplay, fast cars, cool clothes, and slinky molls before exacting a crime-does-not-pay penalty in the last five minutes.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023
Even if Arkane’s gunplay has never been its strongest suit, its worse here than it’s ever been.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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“Gunplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunplay. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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