six-gun

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Recent Examples of six-gun There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her. Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for six-gun
Noun
  • Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Macias fired the first shot at Sweet with a 9mm pistol because Macias said that Sweet ran over his foot, Burnette told the detectives.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
  • During that year, the .45-caliber pistol, which went missing from the Gresham District police station, was used in at least three crimes, Illinois Answers and the Sun-Times found.
    David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Body camera footage from a second officer showed the man, clad in a white T-shirt and jeans and walking outside the fast-food restaurant raising what police said was the .38-caliber revolver officers recovered next to Tolliver after he was shot.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
  • The movie is finally being released on Friday, three and a half years after its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was shot and killed by a real bullet fired from an old-fashioned revolver that its star, Alec Baldwin, was rehearsing with on a set in New Mexico.
    Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.
    Brian Matthew Jordan, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
  • This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.
    Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • The crew also stole at least three handguns during the spree, authorities said.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
  • The detective alleged Cross’ handgun was likely modified with a switch to fire 15 bullets in one second.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Clearly the basic architecture is meant to accommodate full field dress: boots, sidearm, plate hanger, the works.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Indeed, despite the sidearms and tactical gear, Dunn and his agents are practically Canadian in their politeness.
    Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The artist is facing 14 charges, including aggravated assault, possessing and aiming a gun at someone, reckless conduct, conspiracy to commit a felony, and simple assault, among others.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
  • Brown faces an additional count as well for allegedly being a felon in possession of a gun.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • For that reason, Torres-Chirinos is also charged with two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and one count of possession of a firearm by an unlawful alien.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • Clyde cited taxes on firearm purchases as part of his reasoning.
    Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2025

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“Six-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/six-gun. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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