BB gun

noun

chiefly US

: a gun that uses air pressure to fire small metal balls (called BBs)

Examples of BB gun in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among the finds were her father's childhood baseball and a BB gun, sparking cherished memories. —Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025

Police recovered two real guns, a BB gun and a pocketknife. —Vincent Hill, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024

Police found four other guns in the home — two rifles and two pistols — as well as a machete, a BB gun and numerous boxes of ammunition throughout the house and the garage, authorities said. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024

The three teenagers were walking towards the store to return an airsoft gun — previously reported as a BB gun — when the suspect approached them with a firearm, the charging document state. —Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024

His guy showed up with his pregnant wife, son, dog, a saw and a BB gun, and proceeded to cut a bunch of holes in the ceiling and walls. —New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024

Police officers at the scene discovered a black plastic BB gun in Sablan’s car as well as a pair of silver handcuffs in his back pocket, the complaint stated. —Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023

As each chick passes under, the machine’s nozzles make a PFFT! sound, like a BB gun, and shoot two wax eyes onto each chick. —Kevin Dupzyk Christopher Payne, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023

Rhymes for BB gun

• bun
• done
• dun
• fun
• hun
• jun
• none
• nun
• one
• pun
• run
• shun