How to Use rifle in a Sentence

rifle

1 of 2 verb
  • Who better to tell the tale of the city than the man who has spent years rifling through its junk?
    — Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Ovechkin then rifled home a wrister from the left circle to end a four-game goal drought.
    — CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Wolves forward took a touch towards goal and rifled the ball top bins.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • The dynamic dual-threat can sling the ball downfield and rifle off chunk yardage on the ground.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Towns reversed the ball back to Brunson, who rifled a pass to Bridges on a cut to the paint.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Fisher then dangled past a series of defenders, and rifled a shot on net.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
  • Carson Pickett received the ball in that area in the 67th minute and rifled a shot wide.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The items being packed, from drones to rifle scopes to satellite telephones, have been bought for them by members of the public.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Josh Eernisse picked the puck out of a faceoff scrum at the right dot and rifled a wrist shot into the top corner to even the score.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Hustler rifled a shot from the slot past Maschmeyer to finish off a series of crisp passes that left her wide open.
    — CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Adding to the chaos of the moment, Courtney encountered a bear rifling through the garbage outside.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Sly, a freshman, got the ball on the wing, beat her defender, and rifled a bar over the keeper's head into the back netting.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Carlsson rifled a shot past Rittich in the second for his team-leading 17th goal.
    — CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Now Kirby no longer has to rifle through her mother’s medicine cabinet and has her own Lancôme favorites.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Nothing was taken from the victim’s vehicle, but the glove compartment had been rifled.
    — Molly Walsh | [email protected], cleveland, 18 July 2023
  • In his first at-bat Friday, Bogaerts rifled the second pitch off the right-center field wall for a double.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The production begins with a DJ (Ken Ard) rifling through a crate of vinyl records.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • His second attempt rifled across the box, just over a defender’s head and onto the foot of Jhon Arias near the back post.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Spring is here, so this may be an opportunity to rifle through closets and garages for unwanted items or plan a summer getaway.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Noel Caliskan played a short pass to the right corner of the penalty area, where Gozo flicked it up in the air and rifled a volley into the net.
    — ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Ovechkin then rifled home a wrister from the left circle to end a four-game goal drought and give the hosts a 5-1 lead near the midpoint of the second period.
    — Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Hunter West-Mather rifled in three goals and two assists and Cole Rodgers tallied three goals and an assist as well.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Due to privacy concerns, the team couldn’t rifle through individual records, and relied on an algorithm to do the job instead.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2012
  • On solo trips, there’s nothing worse than arriving somewhere and rifling through a mess of clothes; these cubes keep everything organized from lift‑off to landing.
    — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
  • Canale made 15 clearances, the most of anyone on the pitch, and scored the winning penalty, rifling the ball high into the net past Manuel Neuer.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Without Jeanty being able to rifle off chunk yardage on downs, the team will remain one-dimensional behind the arm of Smith.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • To look back at his movies — many of them more amiable than side-splitting — is to rifle through an assortment of hits and misses, a catalog of comic imperfection.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Restaurant workers saw Wyatt rifling through the vehicle, taking things out and looking for something to steal, Batista said.
    — Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Earlier in the game, Folk missed a 55-yarder short and to the right – his first miss of the season – but came back to rifle a line-drive shot through the uprights for the win.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Journalists and biographers are burglars who break in, rifle your drawers, then stay and redecorate.
    — Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023

rifle

2 of 2 noun
  • His rifle was propped up against its trunk.
    — Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • That prompts them to pull out their rifles.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
  • All but three of the bears were killed with a rifle.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Bill dropped his knife, grabbed his rifle and jumped back.
    — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • At 20 yards the guide dropped the bear with a rifle.
    — Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Cox said that the rifle had a scope mounted on top of it.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • His calls for help brought out a neighbor with a rifle.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • His calls for help brought out a neighbor with a rifle.
    — CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Duane turned his head, looking for his rifle.
    — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Officers found a male had been shot in the neck with a rifle.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • One settler can be seen aiming his rifle at the top floor of the home.
    — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • In the video, a man in a gray hoodie points a rifle at customers.
    — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • His accomplice then picked up the rifle bag and took it to his home.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • With the crack of a single rifle shot, that dream remains in doubt.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Chuky said, twirling a thick finger at Adi’s rifle.
    — Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The guard then pointed the rifle at the man, the report said.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Among the weapons shot there was a 50-caliber rifle.
    — Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The rifle shot had only creased the bear’s head, stunning it.
    — Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect fell to the ground, dropping his rifle.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Court records show the teen tried to shoot Spencer with a rifle, but the gun misfired.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • The agent drew his weapon, saw the rifle barrel move and fired at the suspect, who then fled.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
  • With no time to shoulder his rifle, Junior shot from the hip.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • He was then sent to China with a rifle platoon.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • The women pull out their rifles when Plaza tells them she a lesbian.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The deputy tried to take cover and retrieve his rifle to return fire.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Tests and reviews show this sniper rifle is accurate and easy to use.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The suspect, who was a woman, entered the church with a long rifle.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • No one cares about labels when men with rifles are approaching.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The caller described a Black man with a rifle.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 June 2026
  • The shooter used a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol.
    — Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025

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