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How to use gun in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Gun means a device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot. Example: “Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.”

Examples of gun by meaning

nounA device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon...

  • Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.
  • Looking for wild meat to fill his family's freezer for the winter, the young man quietly raised his gun at the approaching deer.
  • I think in a way, if we take the guns away, the shootings may escalate.2018 February 23, Richard Ayoade, The Last Leg, Season 14, Episode 5

nounA firearm or cannon used for saluting or signalling.

  • He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01

nounAny implement designed to fire a projectile from a tube.

  • air-pressure pellet gun

nounA device or tool that applies something rather than projecting it.

  • a rivet gun
  • a price-label gun
  • The piercing gun cannot be disinfected and therefore there is a risk of transmitting hepatitis and other infections.2024, David Golinkin, “Is Body Piercing Permitted According To Jewish Law”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 193

nounA pattern that "fires" out other patterns.

  • It would be especially interesting if someone can find an "airplane gun", which generates airplanes at regular intervals.2007 February 23, Frank, “Life on the Edge”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)

nounA person who carries or uses a gun (rifle, shotgun or handgun), particularly with reference to how quickly the person...

  • Some said that the cowboy was the fastest gun in the West.
  • They want to take on the fastest gun in town.2015 February 26, Neil Hickey, Adventures in the Scribblers Trade: The Most Fun You Can Have, iUniverse, →ISBN
  • "He's a fast gun out of Arizona."2015 August 31, Raymond C. Merriam, Hell’S Partner, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

nounAn electron gun.

  • The problem is figuring out how to get the electrons from the red gun to hit only the red phosphors, the electrons from the blue gun to hit only the blue phosphors, and so on.2012, Brand Fortner, Theodore E. Meyer, Number by Colors, page 202

verbTo shoot with a gun.

  • What's the use of foolishness like calling a gentleman bad names when he can gun you in the dark and you're no good even at striking matches?1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

More sentences with gun

  • The soldier took his gun to the shooting range to zero its aim.From the entry zero
  • I just stood frozen in terror as the robber pointed at me with his gun.From the entry frozen
  • The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.From the entry shoot
  • The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting.From the entry shoot
  • So it's safe to let a 10-year-old use a gun? Please.From the entry please
  • The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.From the entry pop
  • He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, “Bang!”From the entry bang
  • Cornered by the authorities, the shooter turned the gun on himself.From the entry turn on
  • He aimed the gun at him and he held his hands up in surrender.From the entry aim
  • That gang rules the streets, dropping opponents with guns, bombs and other weapons.From the entry drop
  • The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.From the entry grab
  • The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.From the entry frame
  • I pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. I had forgotten to load the gun.From the entry load
  • With its government funding curtailed, the gun registry became an orphan program.From the entry orphan
  • You'll be a goner if I hit you with this gun.From the entry goner
  • A heavy machine gun, anti-materiel rifle, or rocket launcher might be a crew-served weapon.From the entry crew-served weapon
  • We have a theory, but we haven't found a smoking gun yet.From the entry smoking gun
  • They stapled the housewrap with a staple gun firing large staples.From the entry staple
  • At the sound of the starting gun, they were off and running lickety-split.From the entry lickety-split
  • He pulled his gun out before she had a chance to scream.From the entry pull out
  • I saw the glint of metal as he raised the gun.From the entry glint
  • I lunged at the police officer and made a grab for her gun.From the entry lunge
  • Son of a gun! I just got stung by a wasp!From the entry son of a gun
  • The auto-loader on the gun kept jamming so they did it manually.From the entry loader
  • The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.From the entry stunning
  • James will be under the gun for the first hand of the final table.From the entry under the gun

Meaning of gun

  1. noun A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
  2. noun A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer.
  3. noun A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.

Full definition of gun

Questions about gun in a sentence

How do you use gun in a sentence?
Gun is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Guns were considered improvements of crossbows and catapults.”
What is a short sentence with gun?
“a price-label gun”
What does gun mean?
Gun means a device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gun (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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