How to Use gunslinger in a Sentence

gunslinger

noun
  • Both are big gunslinger types with the frame and arm to make scouts go gaga.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • What would always crack us up was when the gunslingers came in.
    — Jeanne Jakle, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Apr. 2018
  • That bullpen gate opened up like a saloon door, and out walked our gunslinger.
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 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
  • Despite Bohr’s claims, the gunslinger who draws last should get shot.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2010
  • Of people caught in a crossfire or hit by a lame gunslinger with nary a sense of aim.
    — Roy S. Johnson | [email protected], al, 26 July 2021
  • Now the gambler and gunslinger may pay a bigger price against the Vikings.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The world had no idea about this young gunslinger in the Lone Star State.
    — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2020
  • In Western films, the gunslinger that draws first always gets shot.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2010
  • And the other part was this gunslinger, all in black, like someone who rides into town.
    — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2021
  • In all the Wild West, there was no one as feared as the rootin' tootin' shootin' gunslinger.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 June 2021
  • There’s room to be a gunslinger, a brawler, and ghost and everything in between.
    — Matthew Gault, Time, 22 Oct. 2019
  • At times, like a gunslinger, she is challenged to arm wrestle by those out to prove themselves.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The gunslinger also tacked on three touchdowns through the air and 27 yards on the ground.
    — Joseph Salvador, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2020
  • To this day, Putin walks with the gunslinger gait of an FSB man.
    — Calder Walton, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2023
  • David Cone evolved from cocky gunslinger on the mound to astute observer in the booth.
    — Matt Martell, SI.com, 18 July 2019
  • Tate would provide the young gunslinger with a true outside threat to pair with Chris Olave.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Rather, the third-year gunslinger tortured a defense for a full 13 seconds.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Wyatt Earp earned a spot on the musical clock because the gunslinger grew up here.
    — Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Colandrea, at 6 feet and 205 pounds, is something of a gunslinger.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • An old gunslinger, his ex-partner and a quick-draw kid go bounty hunting in a town called Big Whiskey.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Young has been criticized over the last few years for being a low-efficiency, high-turnover gunslinger.
    — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Similar to Levis, Drake Maye is a young gunslinger who also takes a lot of sacks.
    — Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Minnesota is not the Wild West where gunslingers roam the streets looking for someone to shoot.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2017
  • 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
  • Her go-to stance, knees bent, thumbs resting in her pockets like an Old West gunslinger, only adds to the picture.
    — Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • But in the process, he’s taken away one of Stafford’s greatest strengths — the ability to freelance, take chances and be a bit of a gunslinger.
    — Jamie Samuelsen, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2017
  • 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

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