gunsmoke

[guhn-smohk]

noun

1. the smoke that issues from a gun when it is fired.

Example Sentences

His episodic TV credits began in the 1960s and included “The Donna Reed Show,” “Gunsmoke,” “Wagon Train,” “Perry Mason” and “Hogan’s Heroes,” to name a few.

From Los Angeles Times

When the classic western drama “Gunsmoke” finished its 20-year run on CBS in 1975, Los Angeles Times critic Cecil Smith made a bold prediction.

From Los Angeles Times

“Gunsmoke,” the western drama starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon, has twice this year ranked among Nielsen’s top 10 list of most-streamed acquired series alongside more contemporary favorites such as “Family Guy,” “NCIS” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Gunsmoke” became an immediate hit, ranking as television’s most-watched series in four of its first five seasons and expanding to an hour in 1961.

From Los Angeles Times

When “Gunsmoke” was left off the CBS schedule in 1967 — apparently due to rising production costs — the network’s founding owner, Bill Paley, and his wife, Babe, insisted that it return.

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