How to Use revolver in a Sentence

revolver

noun
  • The man then steps outside with a revolver in his hand.
    — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Gun fire is heard and a revolver can be seen next to the suspect.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Cox fired his service revolver and the truck crashed two blocks away.
    — Ben Austen, The New Republic, 21 June 2018
  • Bullets from the crime scene were the same as the ones in his revolver.
    — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
  • He’d been shot in the face with a revolver that left no shell casings.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Muller can then be seen in the footage pulling out a silver revolver from his pant leg.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Gill was lying on his back in a bedroom with a revolver next to him.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, chicagotribune.com, 27 July 2021
  • The man raises his shirt to show a revolver tucked into his jeans.
    — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Smith & Wesson snub-nosed revolver and put it on the counter.
    — Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 22 June 2020
  • The revolver was in a holster that didn’t have a strap over the hammer.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The pair leaped out and tried to run but gave up when cops pulled out revolvers and a machine gun.
    — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
  • They were lost without the gimpy revolver that composed their fear.
    — Jay Pilgreen, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The three men pointed a revolver at the man and stole his wallet and truck keys.
    — Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • The man grabbed the woman, held a revolver to her neck and pulled the trigger.
    — Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Maybe the firearm that was used was a revolver, so there would be no casings left behind.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2024
  • One sign displayed a revolver aimed outward.
    — Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The suspect pulled a revolver from his pocket and shot Brown twice.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Quinn was shot multiple times with a revolver in the head and torso.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • Hall pulled out a silver revolver and the woman told him to put it away, the report says.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Alexander grabbed a revolver from behind the counter and shot William twice.
    — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The man picked up the revolver and started spinning the cylinder.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 21 June 2019
  • The older, 11 or 12, holds a revolver aimed at your left eye.
    — Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022
  • An unwell postal worker picked off lover’s-lane couples with a revolver.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Once Fulton dropped the revolver, the victim tried to grab it, but his hands were still tied.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
  • The homeowner described the gun used as a small black revolver with a brown handle.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Lives were saved because the shooter was only able to take a revolver from his parents’ gun safe.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • Police found the revolver stuffed under the couch cushions in the living room.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
  • At one point, when Fulton dropped the revolver, the victim tried to grab it, but his hands were still tied.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • As Lake stood in the street, Kepler pulled his revolver and shot Lake twice.
    — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The sheriff said three guns were seized from the scene, including the Colt revolver.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2021

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