How to Use firearm in a Sentence
firearm
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Al-Shamie did not have a firearm.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
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The firearm has not yet been found, Rouse said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 June 2026
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Black sat with a firearm within reach.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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While running, the man dropped a firearm.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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The two then struggled over their firearms.
—Cbs Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
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That person pulled out a firearm and opened fire.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
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One of the teens was also charged with felony firearm.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Davis put the firearm away and turned to walk back inside.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
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No weapons, firearms, or fireworks.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 17 June 2026
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Our firearm is used to collect food, much the same as a trap.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022
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Shaw says a firearm that was believed to have been used was seized.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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He was then charged with one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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He was shot dead by firearms officers at the scene.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Tisch said two firearms were recovered at the scene.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 19 June 2026
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Comeaux said the suspect displayed a firearm but did not fire it.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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One in the group is charged with having an altered firearm.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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The homeowner pulled out a firearm and opened fire.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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There was a struggle and the firearm discharged.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
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Antifa found it and someone got killed with the firearm in his name.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2022
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He has been charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
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She was charged with felony possession of that firearm.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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But that doesn't extend to firearms, even at the state level.
—CBS News, 9 July 2023
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But the best advice, in this regard, is not about firearms at all.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Two of the charges had firearm enhancements.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Locke was killed as he was startled out of his sleep reaching for his firearm.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2022
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That firearm has since been recovered.
—Reeti Malhotra may 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
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The unit had seized 382 firearms in 2025 alone.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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The number on the firearm is Rocha’s inmate pin.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
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Bagley is also facing charges of felony discharge of a firearm.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
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Felony possession of a firearm.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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