How to Use magic bullet in a Sentence

magic bullet

noun
  • There is no magic bullet to fix our educational system.
  • There is no magic bullet that can end the war in Yemen.
    Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The key is that there’s not a magic bullet, one size fits all approach, O’Donovan says.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Yet none of that worked, and one day the magic bullet for his problem popped in his head, Evans told CBC.
    Josh Magness, miamiherald, 25 May 2018
  • This was supposed to be the magic bullet in this election.
    Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Yet few researchers believe in the prospect of a magic bullet.
    Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 18 July 2019
  • People saw the ‘mifis,’ these hot spots, as the magic bullet.
    Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Sep. 2020
  • In this crisis, vaccines are a magic bullet for sale, and the US and UK have money.
    Stephen Collinson and Richard Greene, CNN, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Prescott’s return was not a magic bullet, at least not right away.
    Dallas News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • SNAs are not magic bullets and will have to pass many more tests before they can be used on lots of patients.
    Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2019
  • And there also isn’t one magic bullet that’s led to his success.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024
  • The reduction in costs was not due to a single magic bullet.
    Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Crispr, like Bluebird's LentiGlobin, won't be a magic bullet.
    Michelle Fay Cortez, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • There’s no magic bullet—a study that looked at NWCR data back in 1997 found that both worked for long term success.
    Yvette D'entremont, SELF, 1 May 2018
  • There is no magic bullet to the problem of our congested streets.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • In all likelihood, none of these are going to be a magic bullet.
    WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022
  • While your fork isn’t going to become a magic bullet, food can play a role in keeping your brain healthy.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 July 2024
  • Second, the story is a reminder that white skin is no magic bullet.
    Lisa R. Pruitt, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2020
  • There is no magic bullet, no single set of policies that will solve the crisis in Myanmar.
    Thant Myint-U, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2021
  • An analysis of the stats didn't reveal the magic bullet behind the turnaround.
    Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • The 1821 opera cornered the horror market when the hero hunter and a man looking to betray him cast a magic bullet that made the devil appear.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2018
  • That said, there’s no real magic bullet to getting there.
    Men's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Stone acknowledges that the mural is not a magic bullet.
    Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Once the debt is wiped away, what we're left with is the gnarly reality that tuition costs are out of control, with no magic bullet to rein them in.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Could this be the magic bullet that makes restaurants live forever?
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Everyone wants a magic bullet, but there is no such thing in housing.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2014
  • But those pesky green bubbles persist; this is no magic bullet.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • In other words, there’s no magic bullet—or flash of light—that will clear everyone’s complexion in the same way.
    Kari Molvar, Vogue, 2 May 2018
  • There’s no playbook or magic bullet or anything like that.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Selling off the vacant land won’t be a magic bullet that sparks development.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025

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