How to Use run-and-gun in a Sentence

run-and-gun

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  • Ohs still brought the same run-and-gun, video-making, improv ethos to the larger-scale (for him) film, though.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Carlsson was a game-breaker off the rush and excelled under Joel Quenneville’s new run-and-gun playing style.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Moe helped pioneer a run-and-gun style of offense that often produced final scores in the 120s and beyond.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Perhaps the best pure scorer in the state, Williams shot 42% from 3 and his run-and-gun style had opposing defenses reeling.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Panahi, while a guest on this week’s episode of the Toolkit podcast, discussed his run-and-gun shooting process and his comfort level working with untrained actors under these conditions.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The defensive issues aren’t just related to poor play by the blueliners and the team’s run-and-gun style under first-year coach Joel Quenneville, which often leads to chances being traded.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This generation’s Pacers, with a run-and-gun offense led by the trash-talking Tyrese Haliburton, eliminated the Knicks in six games.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • The up-tempo, run-and-gun offense made the team Hollywood stars, helped furnish The Forum with five championship banners and pushed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the top of the all-time scoring list.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Some successful military shooters like The Division might periodically scratch the itch, but not since the early days of Battlefield has there been any meaningful alternative to the mindless run-and-gun antics of Black Ops.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
  • During the season, coach Bort Escoto changed his team’s offense, switching to run-and-gun style put in by Paul Westhead years ago at Loyola Marymount and now the Spartans are in the Division V regional final.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

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