Verb (1)rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy
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Verb
The way that Jackson can throw downfield and rifle off chunk yardage on the ground is a major reason why the Ravens likely had to be very careful with his recovery from the hamstring injury.—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 The United States international, of all the players in white needing a confidence boost in front of goal, had the time and space to ready himself before rifling the ball past Martin Dubravka.—Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
The National Guard rolled in, turning our streets into militarized zones with tanks and rifles.—Bulmaro Vicente, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025 Kimpton Armory Hotel — Montana The Art Deco building in Bozeman was originally constructed in 1941 to serve as the Montana National Guard’s armory, featuring 18-inch-thick walls, a rifle range, a soundproof music room and space for military vehicles.—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rifle
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French rifler to scrape off, plunder, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German riffilōn to saw, obsolete Dutch rijffelen to scrape
Verb (2)
perhaps from French rifler to scratch, file, from Middle French, to scrape, plunder
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