plastic bullet
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, a coroner found that the decision to fire the plastic bullet was not justified or justifiable.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2022
It looks like a white flatiron with wheels or a sleek, plastic bullet, dwarfed by the regal sedans of 1960s Detroit.
From The Verge • Feb. 24, 2016
The Sakhnin fans will say it was a plastic bullet.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2011
The tangle gun propelled a plastic bullet, and that plastic was a paradox.
From Tangle Hold by Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)
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