machine gun 1 of 2

noun

Definition of machine gunnext
as in machine pistol

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machine-gun

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verb

as in to tommy-gun

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Recent Examples of machine gun
Noun
The indictment charging Bhagwanpuria also details members of the organized crime group selling semiautomatic rifles, a machine gun and pistols in parking lots across Southern California. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Four juveniles were taken into custody and face charges that include third-degree assault by mob, assault on police while resisting arrest, resisting arrest, possession of a machine gun and breach of peace. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Verb
Senior Lieutenant Ivan Kavun, the commander of a machine-gun platoon in the 30th Mechanized Brigade, spent 486 days in a frontline deployment, according to his unit. — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Police said three of the guns had been reported stolen, and one handgun was equipped with a machine-gun conversion device. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for machine gun
Recent Examples of Synonyms for machine gun
  1. machine pistol
  2. tommy-gun
  3. submachine gun
  4. shotgun
  5. tommy gun
  6. destroy
  7. assault rifle
  8. kill
Noun
  • One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.
    — Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
  • Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.
    — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
Definition of machine pistol
Verb
  • His tommy-gun dialogue, much of it laced with withering invective and punctuated with profanity, started a shift in the language of both theater and movies in this country.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Definition of tommy-gun
Noun
  • On the roof, a three-year-old boy from Chile plays with a toy submachine gun, pointing it at anyone who comes within range.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Police learned Pyles owns a handgun and a submachine gun, according to charging documents.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of submachine gun
Verb
  • Westman had decorated the assault rifle and shotgun with hate speech in ways that aligned with the dark underbelly of alt-right meme culture that regularly disparages people of color, Jewish people, the LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of shotgun
Noun
  • Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Gauging from the trailer, this grisly period piece appears to be set in the South with Jordan starring in a dual role as a pair of twins, at least one of whom gets to spray bullets with a retro tommy gun.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of tommy gun
Verb
  • The planters themselves get chipped, scratched, dented and, in one out of every three cases so far, destroyed.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • However, an unconfined plasma column could instantly destroy solid surfaces upon contact.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of destroy
Noun
  • Henrichsen reportedly had an AR-15 assault rifle and knives in the trailer with him.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Nicolas Cage headlines through the Nick Cage Event Pass running June 25 to July 23, whose free track hands out the AN-94 assault rifle and Executioner's Duet melee weapon.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of assault rifle
Verb
  • During the first four months of 2026 alone, drone strikes killed at least 880 civilians and accounted for more than 80% of civilian deaths recorded by the UN.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The fire killed 168 people, most likely because of unscrupulous contractors who used shoddy materials.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of kill

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