How to Use gunslinger in a Sentence

gunslinger

noun
  • The world had no idea about this young gunslinger in the Lone Star State.
    Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2020
  • To this day, Putin walks with the gunslinger gait of an FSB man.
    Calder Walton, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2023
  • The gunslinger Russo has the strongest arm of the four.
    Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Both are big gunslinger types with the frame and arm to make scouts go gaga.
    Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • In all the Wild West, there was no one as feared as the rootin' tootin' shootin' gunslinger.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 June 2021
  • The gunslinger also tacked on three touchdowns through the air and 27 yards on the ground.
    Joseph Salvador, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020
  • This is going to be a duel of gunslingers in the desert.
    Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 11 Sep. 2019
  • That would force the gunslinger to miss spring practice and most if not all of fall camp.
    Vytas Mazeika, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2017
  • What would always crack us up was when the gunslingers came in.
    Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Allen led his team to the playoffs a year ago, but the gunslinger took a leap forward in 2020.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Why does the gunslinger who draws first always get shot?
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2010
  • Despite Bohr’s claims, the gunslinger who draws last should get shot.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2010
  • That bullpen gate opened up like a saloon door, and out walked our gunslinger.
    Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Of people caught in a crossfire or hit by a lame gunslinger with nary a sense of aim.
    Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 26 July 2021
  • The most sexed-up take on the look saw one guy swaggering down the runway like a cheeky gunslinger.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2018
  • David Cone evolved from cocky gunslinger on the mound to astute observer in the booth.
    Matt Martell, SI.com, 18 July 2019
  • There’s room to be a gunslinger, a brawler, and ghost and everything in between.
    Matthew Gault, Time, 22 Oct. 2019
  • In Western films, the gunslinger that draws first always gets shot.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2010
  • The nearly 20 men who recently showed up played the part of an Old West gunslinger well.
    Zach Hammack, The Seattle Times, 8 Dec. 2017
  • But someone else still stands between the Batch and their shuttle: a gunslinger in a wide-brimmed hat.
    Alex Kane, USA TODAY, 18 June 2021
  • Patterson is a gunslinger, which could be good and bad.
    Chris Howard, ajc, 13 Dec. 2017
  • And the other part was this gunslinger, all in black, like someone who rides into town.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The dashing duo: Montana, the cool gunslinger, and Clark, the affable country boy with the movie star looks.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2017
  • Or the way Houston point guard Rob Gray, the man-bun wearing gunslinger, started to heat up in the second half.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Rather, the third-year gunslinger tortured a defense for a full 13 seconds.
    Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
  • The Mickelson thumbs up is a trademark, as is the bashful grin, the looping swing and the loping gait of a gunslinger.
    Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Jeff Daniels plays Frank Griffin, a gunslinger and the leader of a group of outlaws bent on revenge against a traitor.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The 6-foot-3 junior was quite the gunslinger last year and developed a propensity for the long ball with Detchemendy.
    Andrew J. Campa, Glendale News-Press, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Minnesota is not the Wild West where gunslingers roam the streets looking for someone to shoot.
    Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2017
  • Mulroney plays ‘Dallas Garrett’, a former outlaw gunslinger with the wisdom of regret, who serves as a mentor to a young man trying to find his way in the world.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 July 2024

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