How to Use carbine in a Sentence

carbine

noun
  • This is a quick-handling carbine that performs way above its price.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Some carbine models had a barrel band, but most models did not.
    — Bryce M. Towsley, Outdoor Life, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Klymenko, who wore body armor, said the man was carrying a carbine.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The man was Anthony Rauda, and the gun in his backpack was a carbine.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Shotguns are limited in range and capacity, but a carbine does it all.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Jennings pulled a white handkerchief from his pocket and raised it on the barrel of Papurt's carbine.
    — oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2019
  • At times, this place resembles one of those movies in which Schwarzenegger emerges out of walls of smoke, carrying a carbine and a scowl.
    — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 20 June 2019
  • Recoil and noise are substantially less than common rifle cartridges and this makes for a very controllable carbine.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 27 July 2020
  • Outsize portraits of all three are hauled down endless streets as crowds of obligatory fans parade their wheelbarrows, shovels and carbines.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The gun industry is also out in full force with a full array of rifles, pistols, carbines, optics, ammo night-vision and more to choose from.
    — Allison Barrie, Fox News, 16 May 2017
  • The carbine comes with an additional mag well that accepts Glock magazines, and other mag wells are available.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The Army traditionally favors full-sized rifles or pistols, and now carbines.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Apr. 2019
  • Their similarity to the M4 carbine in function could give them a leg up on the competition.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2018
  • Each wore a full combat uniform and hefted an M4 carbine weapon, water and a rucksack, gear that totals about 70 pounds.
    — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2021
  • The same holds true with the Colt M4 carbine rifle that was fired, which is a gun used in military combat operations all around the world.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The standoff ended when Aledda fired three shots from an M4 carbine without a scope, hitting Kinsey in the thigh.
    — David Ovalle, miamiherald, 7 May 2017
  • Kim presented Putin with a carbine made by Korean craftsmen and other gifts, the Kremlin spokesman said.
    — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The new rifles also have what appears to be an M-4 carbine-style buffer tube for attaching buttstocks and adjusting the weapon’s length of pull.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2018
  • So, please, don't shoot my eye out with an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle!
    — Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The Army's program to replace the M4 carbine with a larger, harder-hitting rifle is dead, canceled after just under two months.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Plus can turn a regular M4A1 carbine into a weapon capable of engaging both enemy troops and drones.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2020
  • The pistol caliber carbine has a 16-inch barrel but shoots the same ammunition as the 9 mm handgun, according to Gutowski.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Army wants new weapons that improve upon the existing M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Oct. 2020
  • One of the most unusual pieces of Jonny’s kit—from the standpoint of American viewers, at least—is the SA80 assault carbine.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Despite knowing this, many MSR manufacturers use a 16-inch barrel paired with a carbine-length gas system meant for a 14-inch barrel.
    — Field & Stream, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Originally designed for troops to kill enemy fighters, the weapon became the military’s M16 and the shorter M4 carbine.
    — Richard A. Oppel Jr., New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Fresh off a surprise cosign from Aespa member Giselle, zayok is one of the leaders of an amorphous digital scene that includes gunk and sydney runner, whose music iterates on carbine-y wonkiness to form a new kind of balladry halfway between SoundCloud IDM, rap, and voice memo.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Set in the 1940s in fictional Hohman, Indiana, young Ralphie Parker dreams of nothing more than an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
  • You'd be forgiven for being a little sick of A Christmas Story, Bob Clark's beloved tale about 9-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) and the Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle he so fiercely desires.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025

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