PISTOL in a Sentence
Learn PISTOL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
215 example sentences for PISTOL, such as:
1. She wished she had that pistol now.
2. He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.
3. The pistols were loaded so our escape is indeed providential.
4. Suddenly all the men pull out pistols and begin blasting away.
5. This one kept pointing the pistol at the man's head on the floor.
2. He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.
3. The pistols were loaded so our escape is indeed providential.
4. Suddenly all the men pull out pistols and begin blasting away.
5. This one kept pointing the pistol at the man's head on the floor.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Animal Farm by George Orwell |
Meanings and Examples of PISTOL
Definitions: Search Google Search M.Webster
pistol
n. a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Charles' sash and pistol belt hung there too, with his revolver in the holster.
2 She knew Melanie wanted the daguerreotype of Charles which hung on the wall below his sword and pistol.
3 "Oh, all right," said Scarlett and, after she had lighted Rhett's careful way down the steps, she went back and unhooked the sword and pistol belts.
4 "I--I have a pistol," she whispered, clutching the weapon in her lap, perfectly certain that if death stared her in the face, she would be too frightened to pull the trigger.
5 She opened the top drawer soundlessly and caught up the heavy pistol she had brought from Atlanta, the weapon Charles had worn but never fired.
6 Quickly and noiselessly, she ran into the upper hall and down the stairs, steadying herself on the banisters with one hand and holding the pistol close to her thigh in the folds of her skirt.
7 "So there is somebody ter home," he said, slipping his pistol back into its holster and moving into the hall until he stood directly below her.
8 The back kick of the pistol made her reel, as the roar of the explosion filled her ears and the acrid smoke stung her nostrils.
9 Melanie's eyes took in the scene below in its entirety, the sprawling blue-clad body in the red pool, the sewing box beside him, Scarlett, barefooted and gray-faced, clutching the long pistol.
10 A pang went through her as she heard an agonized squealing which was suddenly stilled by a pistol shot and she knew that the sow was dead.
11 All her nerves hummed with hate, as they had hummed that day when she shoved the pistol barrel into the Yankee's bearded face and fired.
12 She wished she had that pistol now.
13 I've seen eyes like yours above a dueling pistol twenty paces from me and they aren't a pleasant sight.
14 She looked at Frank so steadily, her eyes narrowing, that he became somewhat alarmed and she dropped her gaze swiftly, remembering Rhett's words: "I've seen eyes like yours above a dueling pistol."
15 And when we got to town, by God, Scarlett, do you know I hadn't even brought my pistol, I'd left it in the stable.
Example Sentence:
1 The police broke her alibi by proving she knew how to shoot a pistol.
2 He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.
3 This one kept pointing the pistol at the man's head on the floor.
4 Suddenly all the men pull out pistols and begin blasting away.
5 The pistols were loaded so our escape is indeed providential.