Examples of pellet gun in a Sentence
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Between April and May 2022, seven birds were killed and several others were injured after being shot with a pellet gun at TeWinkle Park in Costa Mesa.
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Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
His handgun was found to be a pellet gun that looked like a semi-automatic, police said.
—USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
His handgun was found to be a pellet gun that looked like a semi-automatic, police noted.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
They were lovingly decorated with accessories and props to match her neighbors’ interests — a giant basketball for a family of sports fans, a pellet gun and a fishing pole for a hunter.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
Recently the school board voted to expel a student, but officials would not confirm whether that was the same student involved with the pellet gun incident, citing privacy laws.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022
Conn saw the gun was a BB or pellet gun and tried to take cover before Demers shot him in the right wrist, according to the affidavit.
—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2023
The chief at his press briefing later amended that statement to say it was determined to be a pellet gun.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 June 2023
Richardson's movements were obscured in the video, and Chief Art Acevedo said a focus of the investigation going forward will be where the pellet gun was and whether Richardson ever pointed it at officers.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
His handgun was found to be a pellet gun that looked like a semi-automatic, police said.
—USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
His handgun was found to be a pellet gun that looked like a semi-automatic, police noted.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
They were lovingly decorated with accessories and props to match her neighbors’ interests — a giant basketball for a family of sports fans, a pellet gun and a fishing pole for a hunter.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
Recently the school board voted to expel a student, but officials would not confirm whether that was the same student involved with the pellet gun incident, citing privacy laws.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022
Conn saw the gun was a BB or pellet gun and tried to take cover before Demers shot him in the right wrist, according to the affidavit.
—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2023
The chief at his press briefing later amended that statement to say it was determined to be a pellet gun.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 June 2023
Richardson's movements were obscured in the video, and Chief Art Acevedo said a focus of the investigation going forward will be where the pellet gun was and whether Richardson ever pointed it at officers.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Pellet gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pellet%20gun. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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