How to Use pull the trigger in a Sentence
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But what to buy, how much to spend and when to pull the trigger are questions without easy answers.
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James Loffler,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Jones' defense attorneys argued there was a struggle for the weapon and said Marcelle may have pulled the trigger.
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Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
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Public defenders representing Jones argued there was a struggle for the weapon and said Marcelle may have pulled the trigger.
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Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
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The woman who pulled the trigger is claiming self-defense, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the shooting.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
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No one was ever charged with pulling the trigger, but three other men, Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, were charged with murder as accomplices for encouraging or assisting the shooter.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
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