How to Use water gun in a Sentence

water gun

noun
  • Kids can use water guns to see who can move the cups along the string from one end of the string to the other fastest.
    Christin Perry, Parents, 17 Mar. 2024
  • People set up along the shore with grills, beers, and water guns.
    Brent Crane, Outside Online, 1 July 2018
  • Late in the night, the couple surprised their guests with water guns, sources told TMZ.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The final landing and coming in and getting the water gun salute.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 May 2024
  • Pack water guns, toy guns, and toy swords in checked bags or ship them to the destination.
    Linda Loyd, Philly.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Toys aren’t in the mix except for the occasional hot buys like the $7 oversized water guns for sale last week.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 9 June 2023
  • Students storm Bowie High school with water guns and fireworks in a fake school shooting.
    Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 21 May 2018
  • If the thought of this screams adventure to you, then don't forget to pack your brightest floral shirt and your best water gun!
    Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021
  • The software has so far identified BB guns, Airsoft guns and water guns at schools.
    Carmen Nesbitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Sotheby's The water dispenser looks a bit like a metallic water gun.
    Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022
  • As if that wasn't enough, the whole fam can chillax in the shallow pool together, play basketball or have some fun with water guns.
    Elizabeth Kadar, Women's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Just this month, protesters in Barcelona squirted travelers with water guns as a call against the effects of mass tourism in the city.
    Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
  • The Ferris wheel, Sno Cone booth, water gun balloon race, cotton candy stand and more.
    Don Stacom, courant.com, 14 July 2021
  • The suspect, who appears to be a white male, uses the pump-action water gun to repeatedly spray the flag.
    Robert Moran, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
  • The parking lot was littered with balloons, water guns and shell casings.
    Carol Robinson, AL.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • But over the weekend, thousands of people marched through the streets and sprayed visitors with water guns in outrage over mass tourism.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 9 July 2024
  • Inside the pages of the fashion tome, the Beckham children let loose in style, squirting each other with water guns as their parents lounge on the grass.
    Lily Rose, Allure, 4 Sep. 2018
  • The water gun was recovered from the scene and included as evidence in the statement.
    Fox News, 12 June 2022
  • Island staff were even walking around with Champagne water guns, shooting right into the mouths of thirsty guests.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And, there will be water — with water dunk tanks, water gun fights, and more, according to the festival’s Eventbrite page.
    Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018
  • The hot water in the water gun hits the cold air and instantly condenses into ice crystals.
    National Geographic, 4 Jan. 2018
  • Then at age 11, a water gun accident damaged his retina, taking the sight from his right eye.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
  • His kids were hidden behind the fence, waiting with water guns and water balloons.
    Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018
  • While Smith wasn’t looking, River squeezed through the gate surrounding the family pool to refill his water gun, and fell in.
    Danielle Campoamor, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Shaunte Anderson and her son, Shawn, had fun on The Penguin, a ride where onlookers can shoot the people with water guns and vice versa.
    Thomas Gase, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Pioneer Park The splash area includes water guns and a bucket that drops 300 gallons of water.
    azcentral, 14 June 2018
  • In 2016, Apple led the pack and was the first company to switch its gun emoji to a water gun, which has since been replicated by the other big tech players.
    Aric Jenkins, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2018
  • So does trying to toss a ring around the neck of a plastic duck, or throwing a baseball at a row of beer bottles or shooting a water gun to make a balloon blow up.
    Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 7 June 2019
  • Locals in Barcelona have even started spraying visitors with water guns to protest against over-tourism.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 July 2024
  • The 3-year-old was in his pajamas having a water gun fight with his brother when River's father turned his back for a few minutes.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023

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