Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shotguns
Noun
-
Then the French started to standardize their muskets.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026 -
When tension broke, one side was equipped with steel swords, muskets, and gunpowder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
The bribery charge carries a maximum sentence of 5 years behind bars, wire fraud tops out at 20 years and the firearms violation could bring up to 20 years in prison.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
-
Bellaphant was prohibited from possessing firearms due to a 2015 sentence for aiding and abetting first-degree burglary, according to a past criminal complaint.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Brown was sitting in a white BMW that Fluker and Westbrook allegedly followed to a store near Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, before opening fire with two pistols and a rifle, authorities say.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
-
In one recent prosecution, the Department of Justice charged a father-son duo with attempting to drive more than 300 rifles and pistols, plus ammunition and magazines, over the Mexican border.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
The year is 1940 and the Second World War is in full swing, coming to Birmingham with a bang when a bomb falls on a small arms factory, killing everyone including a previously unseen member of the Shelby family, Agnes (Ruby Ashbourne Serkis).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
-
From the north and from the island’s southern highpoint, 550-foot Mount Suribachi, shells and small arms fire rained on the Marines, the Courant reported.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Shotguns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotguns. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
