How to Use handgun in a Sentence

handgun

noun

• The video then shows what appears to be a handgun in the woman’s hand.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 June 2023
• She was charged with having the handgun, as well as the possession of the drugs.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024
• No handgun, no weapon of destruction should be in the hands of our young ones.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2023
• Randy shot her to death with a handgun, and pulled the wedding ring from her finger.
  — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 Mar. 2024
• Keep in mind that most gun deaths in this country come from handguns.
  — Amanda Morris, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
• In addition to the SKS rifle, a 9 mm handgun was used in the shooting.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 31 July 2023
• Seavey told the race’s officials that out of self-defense, he was forced to shoot the moose with a handgun.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
• Rodney ran toward the house but only made it to the door before the man caught up to him and shot him in the head with the handgun.
  — Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
• But now, as Dontae emerged from a store, someone in a car raised a handgun and used it.
  — Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
• Police said the 15-year-old was with two 16-year-old boys when one of them produced a handgun and fired it.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
• Although Seavey dispatched the moose with a handgun and field dressed it, as required per the race rules.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2024
• The gun case was the one for the 9mm Sig Sauer handgun that the father had bought just four days before the shooting, the gun his son would use to shoot up the school.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
• Two - one holding a handgun, the other a rifle - crouched down next to Khazem’s body and shot him in the head at point-blank range.
  — Imogen Piper, Meg Kelly and Louisa Loveluck, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
• Instead, Pac pulled out a strap [handgun], and that’s when the fireworks started.
  — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
• The killer was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun – which were both legally purchased, the sheriff said.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 28 Aug. 2023
• The latest news reports said the gunman had been armed with a handgun before being killed at the scene.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
• Body camera footage shows that as the officers backed away from the house, the homeowner opened the screen door armed with a handgun.
  — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
• Then, Amos lifted the handgun up and shot toward the sky three times, hoping someone would hear.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
• Polito was armed with a Taurus 9 mm handgun, the sheriff said.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 7 Dec. 2023
• He was armed with what police have described as an AR-style rifle and a handgun.
  — Tom Winter, NBC News, 6 July 2023
• One of the officers deployed his Taser, and Silva fired her handgun twice from a distance of 3 to 5 feet.
  — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
• Police found a loaded 9mm handgun on the classroom floor.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2023
• She was hit seven times in the knees and 10 more times with a closed fist and the man arrested with her was armed with a 9 mm handgun, police said.
  — Cristian Santana, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
• Police searched the car and found a small bag of marijuana and a loaded handgun.
  — cleveland, 26 July 2023
• Criminal complaints filed in court say Kirkland shot Hicks in the chest with a handgun.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 12 June 2023
• Videos showed the Cybertruck’s body work resisting a bullet fired from a 9mm handgun.
  — Simon Willis, Fortune, 27 July 2023
• Police found a silver handgun on the coffee table in his home.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
• She is also accused of using a handgun during the commission of the crime.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• The suspect had a Taurus 9 mm handgun that was legally purchased last year, the sheriff said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
• Antonio Lo Muscio fired a series of shots from a handgun, killing Graziosi, and fled with Vianale.
  — Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024