gun
noun
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
gunless
-
a word derived from
gun.
Example Sentences
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Compared to a gunless neighbor, if the potential neighbor owned a pistol, the probability that respondents would choose to live near them dropped by 9 percentage points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Among these pro-gun groups, respondents were about 5 to 16 percentage points less likely to choose a neighbor with an AR-15, when the alternative was a gunless neighbor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
It forced a contradictory image: a dangerous, combative, high-risk subject, gunless and running away.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
So here they sat, gunless, carless, with 3,600 square miles to patrol and limited resources to do it.
From Washington Post
"I'm glad, then, that I'm gunless," Charles replied.
From The Woman Who Dared by Epes Sargent
