| 单词 | pistol |
| 例句 | “He was wearing a pistol, had it strapped in a holster on his hip.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Then he pulled back the side of his frock coat and laid his hand on the pistol it had hidden. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He had the boy take the cart and he walked backwards keeping the pistol on them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He took the pistol from his belt and tried the door. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The pistol was more useful, but the cane brought Kaz a relief he didn’t care to quantify. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But then Burke foolishly shot his pistol at one of the Aborigines, whereupon the whole group fled. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My cap pistol was taken from me and, despite my tears, put out with the garbage. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He carried the book with him in one hand, the pistol ready in his other. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Ama knew he wouldn’t stop till he’d torn it off, but Will leapt forward as he saw the pistol fall from Mrs. Coulter’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Dewey drew a pistol, and so did Duntz, but as they took aim, the supernatural intervened. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the pistol out of the holster and put it in the pocket of his waistcoat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He gestures with his pistol, the business end pointed right at me, and I crawl the rest of the way in, the door closing behind me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The cap’n wasn’t clutching on to no pistol; ’stead, in his hand was the cowhide whip that was always coiled on his saddle. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The steward took a pistol from his pocket. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe not older than me, with a machine gun strapped on his back and a pistol at his side. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly he was startled by a loud metallic crack—a pistol had dropped from Kayser’s belt and smacked the duct floor. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z First we walked out the prison’s front gate and collected the pistols from the Arsenal’s outside window. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The least he could’ve did was to stick a pistol in my face and make it a honest robbery. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “So . . .” “So, here’s what you do,” Larry said as he pulled a small pistol out of his jacket. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He came back and handed me the pistol. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Smith sits on the front porch with a pistol in his lap. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He had selected a custom-made pair of highly decorated pistols owned by his wealthy brother-in-law, John Church. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Uncle was standing in the door, a pistol in his hands. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Which in this case, Joe figured, was tantamount to being singled out to be a human target on the state police pistol range down in the capital. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came out from behind the last coach he waved for the boy to come and the boy rose and put the pistol in his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z So when he went out to the outhouse she rushed to see if the pistol was loaded. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He put the pistol in his belt and turned and took the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He leaned over me with a light, poking my shoulder with his pistol. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He set Ralph down in front of an opening in a cardboard wall and said, “When Brad fires his cap pistol, go for the peanut butter.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z The Preacher pulled his jacket back and showed me his fancy pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Kaz raised his pistol and aimed it directly at the captain’s forehead. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z First, old Amarante Cordova, wearing his mammoth pistol, limped between ghost houses and down the plaza to the steps of the small mud-plastered church. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A pistol, I thought, because this body was close, close enough to jerk the handkerchief with its star off my arm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z At the crack of the starters pistol, the pint-sized pilots released their brakes, hunched down into their homemade roadsters, and willed their cars down the hill. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z No doubt the sound of the pistol shots made them think that he was shot, captured, or dead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Even so, Jim’s in pretty good shape, since he’s got two pistols against a single dagger, and Israel Hands seems about to give in. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Byrnes seemed to think it could be used like a pistol, to scare the Soviets into behaving a certain way. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z All the time he got that pistol up in Massa Charles’ nose so deep, blood running down his face.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He took the pistol and sat with it in his lap and the man went down the right of way and stood looking at the train. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Holding a pistol in one hand, he wheeled his horse about in a useless circle. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Before Lavender died there were 17 men in the platoon, and whoever drew the number 17 would strip off his gear and crawl in headfirst with a flashlight and Lieutenant Cross’s .45-caliber pistol. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard a pistol shot just ahead of me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She imagines seizing El Lider’s pistol, pressing it to his temple, squeezing the trigger until he hears the decisive click. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Peewee asked for and got a pistol in addition to his M-16. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I remembered what happened last time, and how when it came to my turn to shoot off the pistol the Preacher’d said he’d run out of bullets. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Very slowly, Sergeant Hicks transferred the swagger stick to his left hand, unsnapped his holster, and slowly drew his pistol. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d have put his hand over his mouth but the boy was holding on to it and would not let go and in the other hand he was holding the pistol. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Shin spent all five years of primary school in class with this same teacher, who was in his early thirties, wore a uniform, and carried a pistol in a holster on his hip. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The guard looked up as Alex approached and fumbled for the pistol in a holster at his belt. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In the end he took the pistol from his belt and laid it alongside him under the blankets and rose and set out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z ‘It’s Catholics you’re thinking about. Catholics buy a pistol for a baby soon as it’s born. Some day the Catholics mean to start a war and kill everybody else.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She pushed me so’s she could look me right in my eye and said, “Now. Listen good. You gotta get on outta here, but ’fore you go, that there pistol you has, it real? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Before they even were fully reefed, Candless’s crew was leaping across the gap, hunting, pistols in hand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She had two six-shooter pistols in her hands and the way her face looked you could tell she wished she could’ve emptied them on somebody. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I reach out and push the pistol a few inches in his direction. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Annoyed by his chatter, one of the policemen had given him a shot from his water pistol. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Alec shifted his rifles under one arm and pulled a pistol—a dull black one that Mark had never seen before—out of the back of his pants. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z To me that noise always sounded as though the Headmaster was firing a pistol at the ceiling of his study. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled a pistol from his belt and pushed his horse a few steps further until he was within reach of Father. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Seconds later, he fired his pistol into the back of Lincoln's head. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” Bernabe said, gently lifting the pistol from its holster. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He placed the pistol on the desk and grasped my shoulder. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My and his eyes both got pulled back to Ma and the pistol; it looked five times bigger in her hands than it did when Pap helt it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Bright cracks of fire burst from pistols and rifles. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Peck had accumulated a personal mythology that included Indian wars, gold mining, and mercenary executions, and was known to carry a derringer pistol in a hidden shoulder holster. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then the boy in the striped T-shirt appeared, but he’d lost the pistol, or perhaps it was empty. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But if Tea Cake could have counted costs he would not have been there with the pistol in his hands. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Petey held on to the barrel of his pistol and shook it at me like it was a hatchet, ready to cleave me clean in half. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He was daydreaming about getting an ankle holster, too, and a lightweight pistol to go with it, when he abruptly performed an involuntary somersault across the sandy scrub. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Gunfire popped, sometimes pistols, sometimes the spurt of a machine gun, and then, at the end of the line, I saw that people were being pushed onto the trains. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Ma throwed herself in the dirt off the wagon, moaning, ’lowing Pap’s pistol to fall into the dust. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Between them they pulled out pistols, submachine guns, rifles, and hand grenades, which they hid in Jaime’s room until Alba could take them in her cello case to a safer place. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Out of a cupboard,” said I. “And I saw pistols in it,—and jam,—and pills. And there was no daylight in the room, but it was all lighted up with candles.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the bell ringing, signaling the end of the day, might as well have been a starter pistol or an air horn. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I flipped the light switch and saw Shawn sitting across the room, pointing a pistol at me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Asked about the pistol permit that Malcolm X had said publicly he planned to request, Commissioner Arm said that as far as he knew, Malcolm X had never actually filed a request. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The title was largely honorific, but it enabled him to carry a badge and to lead posses, and he sometimes kept one pistol in his side pocket and another strapped to his hip. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He kept the pistol to hand on the folded tarp on top of the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He appropriated both, after a moment of sniffing the muzzle of the pistol. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Give the men flintlock pistols and horses and they could have come straight out of a children’s book. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Equipped with pistols and rifles, they strutted around the hall pushing people around, making insulting remarks. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Won’t be no Moon in this room tomorrow. And no Guitar either, if I listen to you. This time she might have a pistol.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The American teenager whipped out a small-caliber pistol and began shooting. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They took turns whipping him with the magazine of a pistol. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We all looked up when they entered the barn, a young man carrying a pistol, followed by a short blond girl in braids and a pink hat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dozens of people were killed and hundreds were wounded in pitched battles with machine guns, pistols, and rifles. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Both of y'all put 'em down; and you, Rinehart," Barrelhouse said, gesturing at me with his pistol, "you get out of my joint and stay out. We don't need your money in here." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard crumpled, the pistol falling out of his hand. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I kicked the pistol away from the soldier and quickly fleeced him of his ammunition, food, papers, and canteen. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Now her mother guards their beach with binoculars and a pistol against Yankees. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised the pistol and leveled it at my head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Hitting the deer would be about as easy for Dad as standing at our kitchen window with a target pistol and picking off the finches and cardinals at our window bird feeder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “So when you came here you bought that forty-four because everybody out here has a pistol and you were going to learn how to use it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He jammed it under his pistol belt to cover the small of his back. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Others would use polygraphs, explosives, pistol barrels, muscle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A black pullover strap cradled his pistol holder. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When he woke in the morning the boy was not there and he sat up with the pistol in his hand and then stood and looked for him but he was not in sight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z In a moment when the sea is calm and the sky clear, the captain pulls out a pistol. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the first encounter, we exchanged fire with a white man of the house, son or servant, possessed of a pistol and fowling-piece. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He’s toting that hundred-dollar pistol what come from God-know-where, we know he’s smart as a whip, and we know he’s young, real young. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But without real weapons — without a pistol, a man-eating lion, and a vial of bubonic plague — I had zero chance of competing directly with Rowdy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z And when the starting pistol sounds, you push off and go! A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z When he stopped moving and stopped crying out, the SS officer shot the man through the head with his pistol. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They stride through a tangled maze of pathways, fanning out among the graves, carrying AR15 rifles, 12-gauge shotguns, and .38-caliber pistols. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Booth issued simple instructions to his henchmen: Invade the house, locate the secretary of state’s bedroom, and kill the defenseless victim with pistol fire and, if necessary, a knife. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach down to feel the flintlock pistol still in my belt, but silencing the parrot will do no good. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Chamberlain aimed the pistol, fired, hit the man dead center, down he went, folding; smoke swallowed him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were five police cars now, and a line of officers crouching behind them, pistols trained on us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Some of the men wore night-vision headsets and all of them bristled with weapons—compact machine guns, laser-sighted pistols, combat knives. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z One German with a pistol stayed with me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The sergeant watched Booth and drew his pistol. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to his parachute, Powers wore a pack outfitted with survival gear, including emergency food, a hunting knife, and a .22-caliber pistol with a silencer attached. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I admired Harriet Tubman more than anyone else I read about—her courage, the pistol she wore, the fact that she never lost a passenger on the Underground Railroad. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z And on that tablecloth, evenly spaced, were weapons: a pistol, a shotgun, a scimitar, a bowie knife, and a vial with a poison pill. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A gas pistol wasn’t accurate over a distance but was deadly enough at close range: they’d have to neutralize it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He held the smoking pistol still aimed at Tenorio, but a second shot was not needed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Advancing up the ridge out of pistol range the little man would eventually get a line on the back of Kyril Montana’s rock. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Three days after that, the Preacher showed back up with the fancy holster and the mystery pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z His hand trembling, Curly lowered the pistol and stared ruefully at what he’d done. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He put the pistol in his hip pocket. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Davy yells, wheeling and whirling, trying to control his horse with the one hand that’s not holding the pistol. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Even though my eyes waren’t all the way use to the darkness, I could still see the hole in the barrel of the mystery pistol that Mrs. Chloe was aiming right twixt my eyes! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He raised his head slowly, the pistol in his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I remember his reflection in the mirror as he raised the pistol to his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He laid them on his bed and then brought out the pistol, took out the magazine and snapped the loaded shell from the chamber. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He shoved the pistol in his belt and stood looking out over the yard. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He is close enough that Lincoln will be a mere pistol shot away. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Leroy pulled his coat aside so the man could see the Preacher’s pistol and said, “He’s toting a gun same as this here one. Same holster too.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He moved forward, his pistol at the ready. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He had the pistol in the pocket of his coat and he carried the flaregun in his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Then when he had washed the ashtray and the glass he brought out a pistol from his pocket and put a bullet in his chest. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Instead, Burr fired while Hamilton’s pistol was still raised in the air. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Behind their closed doors, employees stood on guard with rifles and pistols. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Mark looked up to make sure no one had reappeared from inside to shoot another volley of darts; then he sprinted to Alec, handed him the pistol. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At their head was the boy in the striped T-shirt, and it wasn’t a stick that he was carrying: it was a pistol. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The corporal gave Weary’s pistol to the pretty boy. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She aimed her pistol and shot at the bear. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “He had a loaded pistol in his hand!” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He heard a pistol shot—that would be an officer. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached in his coat pocket and tossed me his pistol ’stead of Pap’s. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Nonetheless”—Uncle tucked his pistol into his belt—“the superior man tends his own garden.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth was a thrill seeker, so perhaps he wanted to increase his excitement by risking the use of a one-shot pistol. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened up my holster, took the pistol, aimed at the one who had talked the most, and fired. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Bored and probably drunk, he pulled his pistol out of its holster and shot our foreman—simply shot him, at point-blank range, for absolutely no reason. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The pistol clicked empty and I put in another clip. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The gun was a Browning automatic pistol and one twitch of the man’s finger would send a 9mm bullet shattering through his skull and into his brain. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He smiled and whispered, “Take that pistol, boy.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “He was too far away to hit with a pistol.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The mystery pistol was shaking and sliding back and forth in my hand same as a weather vane in a January storm. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They walked back to the rocket, clicked the mechanisms of their rifles, put thick grenade packets on their backs, and checked the free plan of pistols in their holsters. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Medic Andrew J. Brown, pistol drawn for protection, crawls through the jungle to treat an injured paratrooper despite sniper fire and a live grenade lying nearby, 1965. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Officer Crams deftly frisked him, and came up with Rick’s service pistol and laser tube. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Twin blaster pistols were slung low on her hips in quickdraw holsters, and there was a long, curved elvish sword in a scabbard across her back. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Charles Guiteau sat on his regular bench in Lafayette Park, armed with his loaded pistol. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His eyes met with Magdalys’s as he pulled out a pistol and stood over the writhing raptor. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He took a pistol off the wall and looked in the barrel. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z An enormous glowing vending machine looms where the bed should be, filled not with candy but rows of razor-sharp tactical knives and armor-piercing pistols. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She simply moved a little to let the light from outside show the pistol in her hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Geels reached into his jacket and pulled out a heavy black pistol. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Carrying water pistols charged with a powerful anssthetic, four others had pushed their way into the crowd and were methodically laying out, squirt by squirt, the more ferocious of the fighters. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z According to a retired agent, however, most have .38-caliber pistols. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He was still holding the pistol in his hand. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The half-men had pistols in shoulder harnesses and whips coiled at their belts. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Nailer reached for the pistol strapped to his waist. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She tossed the pistol on the floor beside him and walked out of the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Like him promising again to let me shoot that mystery pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We walked stiffly in silence on those manicured streets, and it seemed a repetition of a moment from many years before, when an older boy named Clay had taken away my cap pistol. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to them as he took out his pistol. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly I heard the hoarse explosion of a shotgun, and looked past Scofield's glinting pistol to the huddled form from the roof. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When he saw the pistol he stepped back but he didnt drop the knife. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z After 27 hours of deliberation, Tison was convicted of two misdemeanors—disorderly conduct and discharge of a pistol near a public highway—and aggravated assault, the less severe of the two felonies. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Not wishing to make things worse, Curly didn’t mention that his pistol had somehow ended up submerged in a portable toilet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly jammed her pistol back into its holster. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Pulled out my pistol, kilt the dog, and shot thet checker game to Kingdom Come.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Zooey was now gazing abstractedly at an old root-beer stain on the ceiling plaster, which he himself had made nineteen or twenty years earlier, with a water pistol. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Before I left, he presented me with a gift: an automatic pistol and two hundred rounds of ammunition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All that did was make me want to shoot that mystery pistol off even more. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She drew her pistol, rolling toward the shelter of the tree trunk. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Then I holler, “Just gone do my work and get out a here before Mister Johnny gets home with the pistol.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After collecting his papers and pistol, Guiteau made his way to the Baltimore and Potomac train station. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z With the fiery spark of a pistol, it was all over. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Among his many exploits, he paddled his canoe up a river to the Fijian village of Kasavu, halted less than a pistol shot’s length from the village fence, and fired away at the undefended inhabitants. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The man had already dropped to the ground and he swung with him and leveled the pistol and fired from a two-handed position balanced on both knees at a distance of six feet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Men with flashlights and pistols on their hips were walking beside the train. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He veered, he dodged, he forced them to overshoot once, and the men on his deck fired their pistols across the gap. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how it happened so fast, but one second I’m looking at the cap’n and starting to feel something for him and the next I’m staring down the barrel of his pistol. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z A police patrol came out to meet them halfway, and Alba found herself a few inches from a green uniform, with a pistol aimed directly at her nose. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was then she felt the pistol under the pillow. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to be close enough to anybody to shoot him with a pistol. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When still no one moved, the officer very slowly and deliberately removed the pistol from his holster and pointed it at the feet of a man standing near the edge of the crowd. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Two bullets were retrieved from Whitehorn’s skull, and they appeared to have come from a .32-caliber pistol—the same kind of weapon that had been suspected in Anna’s murder. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “And then we’ll see about getting you trained with a pistol.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Mr. Milam had that pistol, and he asked me if I had the boy out of Chicago. Then one of the men said, ‘I wants that boy who done that talk at Money.’ Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Their guns—some were rifles, other pistols—looked . . . archaic, rustic. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z If Booth wished to, he could reach out and tap him with the muzzle of the pistol. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Something in Werner’s soul shuts its scaly eyes, and the little professor raises his pistol and fires it into the sky. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I’ve got an old powder horn and a cap and ball pistol down to the bunkhouse. Did I ever show them to you?” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumped on the boat wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a pistol and an M-16. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Maybe the pistol or the loot was under all this paper. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He shot himself in the chest with a pistol and the bullet came out through his back without damaging any vital organ. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Finally I hand him the magazine, then I start pedaling again, because I don’t want to see him snapping it into the pistol. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He twisted Charles’s arm behind his back—Charles fighting, thrashing wildly about—and, nosing the pistol into his spine, shoved him away from the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Uncle sat down in it heavily, the pistol still in his hand. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I got my head above the deck I saw him step up out of the main hatch and point the pistol at me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I raised the pistol so’s everyone could see it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “The hell I can’t—if I want to. All right! Mr. Trask, you served in the United States Cavalry. The weapons of the cavalry are carbines and pistols. You—” He stopped and swallowed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His pistol smokes, and he takes a long drink from his flask and passes it to Werner, and Werner puts it to his lips. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Oh, and a brain full of pistol and broken truck. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She held her own pistol up, pointed at the man, held her breath, fired: CRACK! Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I learned how to shoot an automatic rifle and a pistol and took target practice both in Kolfe with the Emperor’s Guard, and at a shooting range about fifty miles away with the entire battalion. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She relinquished the location to the house in the woods when the slave catcher put his pistol to her eye. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He hadn’t actually fired a gun since he had been in the Marines, which was thirty- one years ago, but he kept a pistol hidden at the house and remained confident of his abilities. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He grasped the pistol in the drawer without turning his head. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I press the pistol to the parrot’s breast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He came back out a few seconds later with a silver pistol in his hand. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The Peacock removed the safety from his pistol. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Bang-bang- bang, their father likes to joke, aiming a finger pistol at each one, as if he were shooting them, not boasting about having sired them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we drove a state van around the perimeter to Wallpost 18, where I climbed out, my arms laden with the pistols, belts, and holsters. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He himself was left for dead, with a pistol bullet in his chest and a saber wound in his pelvis. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Mayor Smiley raised a pistol to the sky and fired. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One guard put his pistol between his teeth like it was a bone and ran around on all fours. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z An antique pistol dangles from his belt; the most eager cadets look up at him with shining eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Wounded men limping forward into the fight with nothing more than pistols in their hands. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is my country,” Lefty said, and to prove it, he did a very American thing: he reached under the counter and produced a pistol. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Where on God’s green earth did you get a pistol?” he asked. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The pistol and the rifle rang out almost together. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Finally Lieutenant Jimmy Cross had to get out his pistol and fire off a few rounds just to shoo them away. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys drew her pistol and motioned them to stay quiet as they approached the wooden door. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Pap put ’em all back in the crate and unwrapped the pistol out the curtain. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z In New Orleans the boys bought a pistol and carved two notches in the handle. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Action shots flash across the screen: cowboys on horseback, pistols gleaming at their hips; quiet villages of tepees; violent war scenes; a kiss between a cowboy and a Native girl. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I can only say that after living so long with the birds and animals, the movement of a human is like the difference between the explosion of a cap pistol and a cannon. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The old pistols that had been kept for many years in the bureau did not work. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Can you bake a pistol into that tart?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He aimed the pistol at me and I heard the click of the firing pin. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Without hardly thinking, I leave the pistol and I run back down to Viola at the edge of the scrub. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter was following as much as she could see from the cave mouth, and now she raised her pistol, supporting it with both hands, and took careful aim before firing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The golden-haired man had no pistol Hunter could see, and his thin boots had never walked country roads. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the cart back and swung it around and put the pistol on top and looked at the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Maybe he heard her open the can of beans, went noisily downstairs, and climbed quietly back up; maybe he stands outside the big wardrobe with his pistol drawn. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I don’t think a high school girl like me is visible enough, exists enough for a soldier with a rifle, a pistol, a club, a helmet, and high boots to notice. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z At Ford’s Theatre, the Deringer pistol, the murder weapon, was recovered from the floor of the president’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z That cutlass David had mentioned hung from one of the belts crisscrossing his waist; a pistol was holstered in the other. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I don’t know now what my real thoughts were about carrying the pistol. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He rose and took the pistol from his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When Billy came out of the shrubbery, his face wreathed in goofy good will, they menaced him with their machine pistols, as though they were capturing him then. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew by the high-heeled, tooled-leather boots, the big white felt hat, and the pistol in a holster on his hip. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z "I got my orders, Mac," the man called, waving the pistol with a sneer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew she should get used to carrying a pistol, but the weight threw off her balance, and guns could jam or lock in a bad moment. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He aligned the cylinder for the true cartridge to come up and he let the hammer down and put the pistol in his parka and stood up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Curses and threats filled the air, pistols were drawn, and the opposing sides made ready for battle. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This was long before metal detectors and security checks, and I was carrying my pistol in a holster inside my jacket and the two hundred rounds wrapped around my waist inside my trousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He hit him so hard that he broke the pistol, jamming the cylinder and making it impossible to fire the weapon again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A German officer stood over him, his pistol still aimed at the dead man. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he tucked the pistol he had taken from the guard into the back of his trousers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His pistol wavered between the two white men like a dowser’s stick. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She was taking raggedy fast-fast breaths and ’stead of thinking ’bout where each shot was aimed, she quit thinking ’bout anything but getting as many of them bullets out that pistol quick as she could. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Then he handed the boy the pistol and sat in the sand and began to unlace the cords of his shoes. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The boy tried to hand him the pistol but he wouldnt take it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Each soldier had a rifle and a pistol in a holster. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I made Ma set on the buckboard seat and tolt her to keep a eye out with the pistol in her lap. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z There was no way he could have missed the pistol. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then brothers John and William Garrett grabbed blankets and a pistol and spent the night in the corn house, watching the tobacco barn and waiting, listening for suspicious sounds in the night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Employees were running up and down the stairs like seasick rats and the President’s private guard were pushing furniture against the windows and distributing pistols to those who were closest to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They came upon themselves in a mirror and he almost raised the pistol. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z After the fire, I remember that my father was called in and questioned about a permit for the pistol with which he had shot at the white men who set the fire. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When the starter pistol pops, I take off, thinking, Okay, okay, this is going to be great. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z One day, in a blackjack game, an old cook who was dealing the cards tried to be slick, and I had to drop my pistol in his face. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For a week he had been carrying an old-fashioned pistol under his shirt. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “You call that unharmed?” snapped Mrs. Teavee, peering at the little speck of a boy who was now running to and fro across the palm of her hand, waving his pistols in the air. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He reached to the desk and hefted the pistol. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Miss Hilly wouldn’t pull no pistol on me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z On a table within is a pile of small boxes—ammunition—and a few pistols. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Pointing with his pistol, the cap’n gestured for the man to start walking. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z After Guiteau saw the president fall, he pivoted toward the B Street door, shoving the pistol into his right hip pocket. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z "And Rine," Barrelhouse said, "don't go try to pull no pistol neither, 'cause this here one is loaded and I got a permit." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They had taken my pistol at the road and I put the holster under my coat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He hurried into the bedroom and came back with the pistol and the shells. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The Preacher throwed his knife into the ground where the tracks use to be and put his hand on the fancy holster and mystery pistol he always totes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I could see boots and the little tunnel of the pistol coming down the sidewalk. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z That pathetic holdup try by a scared young kid brandishing a toy pistol? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I point my pistol at the remaining men, waving them away from the wagon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She fumbled in her lap and come up gripping the pistol with both hands. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Baby was with the younger children, crowded near the banana trees, listening to Papa Oji telling a story of how he shot down an enemy plane in Calabar with his pistol. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You ever go down in the mine again, I’ll get your Ground-Daddy’s old pistol out of my cedar chest and shoot you dead on the spot.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Oh they looked tough—unshaven and dirty, wearing swords and pistols, and muskets tucked in behind their saddles. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In it were pistols, ammunition, forgery materials, my notebook, and the Führer’s most beloved treasure, the amber swan. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He will toss the pistol aside and then use his knife to battle his way out if cornered. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Then a young man named John Hinckley lunges forward with a .22-caliber pistol in his hand and fires six bullets at Reagan’s entourage at point-blank range before being wrestled to the ground. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He went to his bunk, pulled his bag from underneath it and took out a Luger pistol. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise of that prodigious slap by which her departure was accelerated was like a pistol shot. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He climbed the tank from the back, knocked on the turret hatch with his pistol, and ordered the tank crew to surrender. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “And if that doesn’t work, Senator, we have this,” said General Hurtado, placing his service pistol on the table. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, room 126 is a treasure trove of evidence: a map of Southern states, pistol rounds, a handkerchief embroidered with the name of Booth’s mother, and much more. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A moment of panic before he saw him walking along the beach downshore with the pistol hanging in his hand, his head down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I kept Pap’s pistol gripped tight in my hand, relieved I hadn’t had to use it on the sheriff. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The lieutenant pulled out his pistol and fired two shots into the air. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As the android’s hands sank into his throat, Rick fired his regulation issue old-style pistol from its shoulder holster; the .38 magnum slug struck the android in the head and its brain box burst. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z One, the smaller man, was heading up the ridge on his horse, but way off to the side safely beyond pistol range. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His coat shifted and I saw a pistol in his waistband. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The cap’n’s left hand was yanking rough on the woman’s hair, pulling her head backward, and his right hand was clamped on his pistol, which was jammed under her chin and pointed upward. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He’d saved the small handful of empty cartridge casings for the pistol but they were gone with everything else. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Now Genie fixed his fingers into a pistol and held it up to his face. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I turn back to the tinkerer, who is very calmly reholstering his pistol. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Calm down, Shayla. You just need to be patient and focus. Block everything out and just wait for the starter pistol.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z This rendition of the story was also compatible with Hamilton’s remark in the boat afterward, when he seemed to think his pistol was still loaded. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z One was dismantling and reassembling his gun—a 9mm Browning High Power pistol. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The charge against Guiteau was the intentional, premeditated murder of James Garfield with a pistol and lead bullet. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His ears leaned sidelong off his head like holstered pistols, and above them waved a calamity of black hair that mortified him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Off Bastian waddles, rubber hose around his neck, pistol swinging at his side. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The handcuffs, pistol, and continued beating were unfortunate but, hey, when you all shared the same difficult circumstance— prison work—you tended to give each other the benefit of the doubt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of highwaymen were training pistols on Captain Nips. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m also trusting you not to drop my pistol into any water either.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He was carrying a lever-action rifle without a scope, and he was close enough for the agent to hit with the pistol, though it would take one hell of a lucky shot. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The man on his left lifted up his loose black shirt and pulled out the heavy pistol that he had stuck under his waistband. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry whirls; in the same motion he hurls the pistol from him and stoops again, gripping Bon by both shoulders, panting. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Carefully stuck my head above the deck hatch and saw Hamilton firing his pistol at cans he tossed into the air. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The cap’n come out with the shotgun in one hand and Pap’s pistol in the other. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He sat up reaching about for the pistol. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The Russian pistol fell from her hand and dropped into the snow. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The barrel of the pistol pointed at the squinting plastic statue of Jesus that was centered on the dashboard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Amaya had pistols in each hand, both raised above her heads as she shouted with joy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Learn how to shoot it. A rifle. A pistol to keep in the glove compartment. This autumn I’ll get a hunting license, I’ll go out and kill a deer.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They discovered that he still carried the pistol in his hip pocket. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, I think you did, Billy. Reminds me of a pistol I had when I was leading the people across.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The pistol lying to hand like another dining implement. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Back home Joe made sure his rifles and his pistols and his shotgun were loaded and within reach. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stay-Tite,” she insisted, shaking her head regretfully, as if my tower were a crippled racehorse and she the bearer of the pearl-handled pistol. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I knew he had a pistol because I'd poked around the cabin and found it under his mattress. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The Canadian sheriff said, “My good man, if you do not immediately desist threatening that child, we won’t be able to discuss anything. Now, please, hand me the pistol.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The pistol bucked in my hands and its report sounded like the earth breaking open, so tremendous and sudden that I shut my eyes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As a first lieutenant and platoon leader, Jimmy Cross carried a compass, maps, code books, binoculars, and a .45-caliber pistol that weighed 2.9 pounds fully loaded. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “This pistol,” Colonel Meecham said authoritatively as if he were lecturing recruits, “is to be used only in case of emergencies.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The crew was armed with rifles and pistols. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z And there was the arsenal of course: guns, pistols, shotguns, slingshots, knives, and swords, It’s no wonder kids grow up to be killers with all that rehearsal. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The pistol just enough after the rifle to seem its echo. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z They stood transfixed, looking down at the mad man waving the pistol in the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And the pistol right by his hand on the floor. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson looks at me and pulls the pistol from her belt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There were six of them, and they were carrying weapons—mostly old muskets, but one or two of them had swords and pistols. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Schlesinger drew his pistol and fired above the boat, and by sheer luck hit the boat hook, knocking it out of the man’s hand. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She had only a handful of the weapons she had started with: a pistol, a switchblade, the hunting knife. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A boy wearing a guard’s uniform stood before him, dark eyes glittering, a pistol in one hand, a walking stick in the other. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You want a pistol?” the armorer asked me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Also we were required to wear an automatic pistol; even doctors and sanitary officers. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Pap had gone to the shed and brung out four of his bullets and his pistol. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The glint of light was from the pistol he held in his hand. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Preacher slapped the man’s hand off his chest and stood so his jacket was open and that mystery pistol was showing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Emma closed her hand and the flame hissed out, and we all spun to see a man standing in the doorway, holding a flashlight in one hand and a pistol in the other. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, Charles raised his ivory-handled pistol and aimed at James's back. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Komorov walked around the hole, looking at us, pointing the pistol. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The beating is so savage that the pistol literally falls to pieces in his hands. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z His gun belt was looped under his arm and ’round his neck, with the holster and pistol hanging behind him on his back. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The man sitting next to him in the backseat had found Powers's pistol and removed it from its holster. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Unlike military pistols that could fire up to six rounds before reloading, the Deringer could be fired just once. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I peeked from behind a tree and could see a bunch of cops standing around with pistols out. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The next afternoon we had a drink on the restaurant patio with a man that showed us two pistols. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bonello leaned over, put the pistol against the man’s head and pulled the trigger. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I advanced forward cautiously, concealing the pistol under my coat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then, they said, the Preacher rode the other white stallion to Toronto and sold it and the second pistol in the market there. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z When he put the pistol in my hand I didn’t. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z One boy destroyed four tanks at close range with his Panzerfaust and captured a fifth tank with only a pistol. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She hopes he is not behind her, leveling a pistol at her back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And that's when I looked back and saw him, my dad, staggering from the bedroom, his lips bloody, a pistol in his hand. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z On the blanket between them were the two pistols and the box of flares. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He brung the pistol down to his side and started up sputtering. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Crazy Horse and his men fired their pistols at the soldiers. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z All of them were armed with batons and pistols. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He put the pistol to his temple and fired, twice. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Grandpa was a good shot with a pistol. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Gunfire erupted from the warriors’ rifles and pistols. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z In each stake boat, an official sat ready to hold the stern of the shell assigned to that lane until the starting pistol was fired. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Nailer lifted his own pistol, shooting through the rain, sure that he was missing and yet squeezing the trigger anyway. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The commander pulled out a pistol and shot Ona in the head. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He shoved the pistol in his belt and grabbed the boy by the hand and he dragged the cart through the trees and tilted it over where it would not so easily be seen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The pistol shot did startle some people in the audience. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To give Ma a little com-fitting, I went to the shed and reached under the floorboards to get Pap’s pistol. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z A lance corporal with a pistol on his belt and a swastika band on his left arm steps in from the rain. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On the top shelf were two cans of motor oil and he put the pistol in his belt and reached and got them and set them on the bench. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He turned from face to face and was looking up at Hugh when one of the brothers drew a pistol from his back pocket, held it against the animal's temple, and shot the piglet, execution-style. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I guess you didn’t hardly use a pistol at all, so you didn’t know how to handle it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I would not be your equal with pistols’ and Bon: ‘Nor with knives or rapiers too?’ and the lawyer, smooth and easy: ‘Nor knives or rapiers too.’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z I think to my own brief ballistic history, right after those men attacked us in the woods—how I took Kelton’s pistol, and how I was fully prepared to use it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The woman then raised the pistol, aiming with a firm wrist at the cross of ashes, and she held the trigger with a determination against which there was no appeal. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z San Martín drew his weapon as he approached the cabin—a pistol he’d had since the day he was ordained, given to him by his mentor. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He told a friend who was there, “If you’ve got a pistol...” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z By the time I was four, I was pretty good with Dad’s pistol, a big black six-shot revolver, and could hit five out of six beer bottles at thirty paces. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He raised the cane high above his shoulder, and as he brought it down, it made a loud swishing sound, and then there was a crack like a pistol shot as it struck Thwaites’s bottom. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z A witch, you must understand, does not knock children on the head or stick knives into them or shoot at them with a pistol. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I got out of bed, put on my slippers, and slid around the perimeter of the room, careful to avoid the floorboard in the middle that cracked like a pistol shot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They all ran into the street and started firing their pistols into the air in a victory salute. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I slide out a black metal case and crack it open, revealing, in all its glory, my silver forty-five caliber Ruger LCP pistol. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When he turned around holding his pistol, the girl had lowered hers and did not know what to do. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Murder,” he said, forming his hand into the shape of a pistol and pulling off a few rounds. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When a Cold Sassy man carries a pistol, he straps it across his chest under his shirt and you don’t see it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Spender lay there, then got to his feet, his pistol ready. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, we were history. Then Noah dived on top of me, and then he”—she nodded toward Grandpa Bobby—“he jumped the goon and took the pistol away.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The loud way the pistol exploded right next to me throwed me off and I missed the first piece of wood but quick knocked down the others. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I yanked the pistol out of Lori’s hand, aimed low, and pulled the trigger. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The guard folded, his pistol falling to the ground. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Since me and Mr. Leroy were ’bout to take a dangerous trip and he had the Preacher’s fancy pistol in case anything bad happened, I thought maybe I should take something along too. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He held Boseman’s pistol in his hand and shot Jasper in the face. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He walked away across the room, his cowboy boots echoing like pistol shots. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Magdalys stared at the loaded pistol in her hand for a second. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Uncle Carlos moves his pistol from the space between them and pats the empty spot. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Lac took a deep breath and stepped out from behind his crate, shooting his pistol once into the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Each of the men carried a pistol by his side too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He also retrieved from the drawer a black plastic case containing the rifle’s scope, a box of high-powered shells, and a .357-magnum pistol in a hip holster. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I select the right practice gun, the one about the size of a pistol, but bulkier, and offer it to Caleb. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Before leaving the National Hotel, Booth slid the knife and pistol into his pockets and gathered the rest of his belongings. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment I pull the door shut, like the trigger on a starting pistol, he begins. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It was news to me she had a pistol in her cedar chest, but I didn’t doubt it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had the pistol in his hand, he couldnt even remember taking it from his belt. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z After I’m done with the bear, I dust the fancy books nobody reads, the Confederate coat buttons, the silver pistol. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Even if poor, the men were decent, worthy of respect, accomplished in the manly arts of riding and pistol shooting, but not reckless with either animals or firearms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The water came from a gray metal water pistol with a long skinny barrel which I stuck into a small opening in one end of the bag. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “During a field exercise,” he remembered, “I stumbled with a loaded pistol in my hand, and put a bullet through the sole of my foot.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the pistol out and crossed his arms so that the pistol set against his chest. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As he departed, he nodded at Nailer’s pistol. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Turner shook her arm free, raised the umbrella again, this time with two hands, and brought it down, goose head first, with a crack like a pistol shot, onto the Humber’s shiny bonnet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The way I figure, if the Preacher had took those guns from those men, how come he only said he found one pistol? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z From the box she removed a small crossbow not much larger than a pistol. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I move to the body and pick up the man’s pistol, handing it up to Sallie who sits next to Nessie. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He bought another rifle and a pistol and he and Janie bucked each other as to who was the best shot with Janie ranking him always with the rifle. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Gideon sits up, and a pistol gleams in the low light, the business end pointed right at me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Shaken by that vision from another world, Aureliano Triste barely noticed that the woman was aiming an antiquated pistol at him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z These were old-timers, not to be confused-with the various hotheaded, wild, young hustlers out trying to make a name for themselves for being crazy with a pistol trigger or a knife. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z At the lighthouse’s rusted base were a dozen stone steps leading to an open door, where Golan stood with his pistol aimed squarely in our direction. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Starlight winks off the barrel of his pistol. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When the Powhatan later captured John Smith, Chaplin notes, Smith broke his pistol rather than reveal to his captors “the awful truth that it could not shoot as far as an arrow could fly.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The pistol they were looking for—which they never found, and for which they wouldn’t issue a permit—was sewed up inside a pillow. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The barricades had been broken and the defenders were openly fighting in the streets, first until they used up their ration of rifle bullets, then with pistols against rifles, and finally hand to hand. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It snapped like a cap pistol and flipped halfway up to the ceiling. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The leading boy slowed down and held up his pistol and fired two or three wild shots toward the temple. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then like a coiled spring he jumped up, his pistol aimed straight up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a small thing to do for somebody brave enough to put a pistol in his mouth and shoot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “He must be crazy! Look at all those crazy pistols he’s got hanging all over him!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z The man was wearing a leather holster with an automatic pistol strapped inside. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Because late that same night he borrowed a pistol, gripped it by the barrel, and used it like a hammer to break his own nose. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain didn’t approach and he didn’t put down his pistol. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Marilyn, she worked downtown and her boss was cleaning his pistol in his office and accidentally shot himself to death, and Marilyn had to step over his body to get out of there. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Charles adjusted something on his pistol with a soft click: the safety catch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver drew a .38 caliber pistol from his pocket and fired twice directly at Spicely. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Booth would further arm himself when he picked up pistols at his next stop. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Turner checked his pistol and put it within reach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I watch Helena sleeping that night, but what I see is the pistol of the demented SS man, pointing at Mr. Schwarzer. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then his fingers crawled up along his trembling leg to his holstered pistol, very quietly, and stroked and tapped the leather sheath. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As it pulled into the station, someone rang the village firebell, and soon a large force of men armed with clubs, pistols, and shotguns converged on the train. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z On his waist he wore a holster with the flap open and his hand, which was always on the butt of the pistol, revealed the same watchful and resolute tension as his look. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He ran to Secretary Seward’s bed, clutching the knife in his right hand and the pistol in his left. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z You just put your feet on, wait for the starting pistol, and push off, right? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I observed that he had a pistol on the desk before him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Hans and Herribert examine the man’s leather pistol belt with dazzled eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He stepped forward toward Lincoln, raised his right arm to shoulder height, and extended the pistol forward. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Drawing their pistols, they tiptoed to the door of the high concentration room. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of trying to fire again, Powell raised the pistol high in the air and brought down a crushing blow to Frederick’s head. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She gripped the pistol by the muzzle and brought it down as hard as she could on the man’s face. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Some of Enrique’s campmates say they were apprehended when a rancher pointed a pistol at them, told them to freeze, and then dialed the U.S. immigration agents on his cell phone. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I suppose they knew that he would have to come out sometime: I suppose they sat there and thought about those two pistols. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the only friend you can rely on,” said their instructor, holding up a pistol. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma said the cops said that when they got to the house, he was sitting outside on the steps, shirtless, with the pistol beside him, guzzling beer, eating sunflower seeds, waiting. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Sabres and pistols and fencing foils, each twinned with another, prepared for dozens of potential duels. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a flash of fire and the loud report of the pistol. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack kept a pistol in his desk but it didn’t work. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz ignored the pistol, turning his attention to the big man lying on the ground. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I give voice to my tumultuous fury by pulling the pistol from my belt. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It’s resting on the end table beside him, like it’s part of the décor: lamp, family picture, pistol. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Reynolds turned her pistol on the creature and shot him in the chest. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Dimly lit glass cabinets filled the room, displaying swords, clubs, pistols, and every type of weapon in between, going back in time to a flint ax someone might have used to take out a mammoth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The Vietnamese officer hit the prisoner with his pistol butt. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z To keep order among the big undisciplined boys without pistol and bull whip was a difficult and dangerous business. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His pistol was loaded, but he checked to make sure, nervously thumbing the hammer back and in a few times. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was of medium height, dressed like the others, with a thick Spanish accent when he spoke, and his perhaps excessive authority derived from a .357-magnum pistol held tightly in his right fist. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could at least give him a scare. Should I load my pistol?” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Reynolds, with a long black braid running down her back, short and stocky and with a pistol in her belt. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I slip the pistol into my belt and cover it with my shirt. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A quick glance showed Lupita that he had a flashlight but no pistol. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z One of the cops dragged the big clothes-washing pot over to the side and stuck his pistol down in it and shot four more times. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I put the pistol down, but slide it out of Kelton’s immediate reach, and shake him awake. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And Malcolm X told a friend that he was going to apply to the Police Department for a permit to carry a pistol. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The slamming door sounds like a pistol shot. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Still on his back, the sergeant major takes the pistol in both hands and opens and closes the breech. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He leveled the flintlock pistol at her head. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They said someone might find a white man’s pistol that had bounced out of his saddle or his jacket or his holster, but it waren’t likely they’d find a pistol and a holster all together. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She stood six foot one, had played basketball and volleyball in college, and, as a sworn police officer, carried a Glock semiautomatic pistol. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I gripped my pistol and searched through the trees for light. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Sheriff Elwell smiled and held his lapels open so that Turner could see his pistol. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z In Will’s left hand, bleeding again from the blow he’d landed on the monkey, was Mrs. Coulter’s pistol. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Spender quietly laid his pistol at his feet. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the Russians approaching, the pistol on my neck in the earthen cellar, and I willed my feet to move. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was quite shaken by it and we put the pistol away. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She hands a large pistol to the big guy from earlier and tells him something out of earshot. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z You could tell they knowed what a pistol like this one could do to somebody. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She had Dad’s pistol, and she pointed it dead at Billy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Liza leveled her forefinger like a pistol between his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d known about carved pistols from the movies, but inside Sing Sing I had also seen carved mini-radios and animal sculptures. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And now they were finishing the last bits of prep and David stood across from them, cleaning his pistol and looking as surly as Magdalys had ever seen him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I add some cigarettes, in the sides of their mouths, a few pistols and other hardware, and boots. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Father picked up the man’s pistol and whirled. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z San Martín scrambled to the door to see that the blast from the mortar pistol had turned his car into a bonfire. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z All the SD pilots carry pistols when they fly to France, he said, just in case. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The first all-Navajo platoon had scored the highest marks ever on the pistol and rifle range. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh...my...G—it was a pistol—the handle of a pistol! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Genie wondered if it was the same pistol he had seen in Grandpop’s waistband earlier in the day. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The only plausible explanation for his remark in the boat about the pistol still being loaded is that he was semiconscious, in shock, and did not know what he was saying. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z First, how does one explain Hamilton’s obviously sincere conviction, delivered to Hosack and Pendleton in the boat afterward, that he had never fired his pistol? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He would jerk upright out of his sleep and slap about him looking for the pistol. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They expected the door to swing open at any moment and see Booth emerge with his hands up or his pistols blazing. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Something awkward might have developed then if they had not heard a pistol shot from up ahead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I pulled the mystery pistol out of the fancy holster and put it in my tote sack. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He’s six feet tall, about forty, a diagonal scar across his cheek; he sits typing, his hands too big for the keyboard, still wearing his pistol in the shoulder holster. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to their flight preparations, all three young women had to learn to fire pistols and hunting weapons in case they were forced to land in the Siberian wilderness. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He slipped his hand under the pillow and drew out the automatic pistol which Ratchett had shown him the day before. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a gasp from the passenger when Maddie, all business, unclipped the Verey pistol from the side of her seat. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When I see Cary bash a shambler's skull in with the butt of his pistol I realize it's time for another tactic. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Only ten feet away, a man had appeared, a bow and quiver over his shoulder and two old-fashioned flintlock dueling pistols in his hands. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Rob had succeeded in getting as far as Turner’s driveway when Burdow, seeing that his game was about finished, rode up beside Rob’s team and fired a pistol over the heads of the horses. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z His wife watched in horror as two undercover cops appeared, trained their pistols on him, and told him to freeze. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also a case of canvas with a tough wooden frame, lined with kapok, containing various instruments; and there was a pistol in a holster. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He kept only one pistol with one bullet in it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I hope it’s a good pistol,” Catherine said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Deciding he needed to get closer, Haukelid tucked his pistol into his belt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He fitted the pistol back in the case and closed and latched the lid. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z By six A.M. he’s in the hotel lobby in full dress, polish on his shoes, pistol case snapped shut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I can bring my cap pistol for a starter’s gun,” volunteered Brad, showing interest for the first time. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Tateh kept a loaded pistol underneath the counter next to the cashier. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He just stood in the road and waited, the pistol in his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Then, putting his hand into the pocket of his flight jacket, he pulled out a .22 pistol from it and laid the gun gingerly beside the cigar box. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In his hand was the pistol and it was aimed at me. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "They can fight in the streets, not in here—Hey, y'all," he called "look over here . . ." I saw him now, leaning forward with a pistol in his huge fist, resting it steady upon the bar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z What he produced looked like the pistol their PE teacher used to start races on field day, but with dials on the side. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When I hear one of the coaches from Oak call, “Set,” I make sure I don’t move anymore and just wait for the starting pistol. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I handed him the pistol and he walked down to where the sergeant of engineers lay face down across the road. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Liuzzo turned to look at them, one Klansman drew his pistol, put his arm out the car window, and shot Liuzzo twice in the face, killing her instantly and spewing blood over Moton. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He also had over forty pistols and automatic rifles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Bye, bye,” Henry said, waving with the pistol. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He could swing that ax quicker than they could draw their pistols. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for the pistol I carried on my belt, all my gear was on the way to India! Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer held the lightweight thing in his hand, so different from the sorts of pistols he had seen others use. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I put my arm behind me to loosen my pistol. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At the crack of the starting pistol, Syracuse immediately jumped in front, rowing at thirty-four, followed closely by Washington, rowing at thirty-one. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I guess you’re right,” he said, and put the pistol away. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the pistol shot hung in the box for several seconds. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second, I got a peek at the handle of a pistol, tucked into his waistband. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Then an SS officer with a skull and crossbones on his hat and a loaded pistol on his belt would come closer and watch me work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Two Marines had just been wounded in their arms and legs by shrapnel when they tried to retrieve a seemingly discarded .35 caliber Japanese machine pistol. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I held the pistol grip firmly for a few seconds, first in my right hand, then my left. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It had made the same sound as a small pistol. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z There, in accord with the customs of the code duello, they exchanged pistol shots at ten paces. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Shooting that pistol wore Ma right out; when she brung it down she looked more beat than she would working the fields from sunup to sundown on a hot July day. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He levels the pistol, curses, and pulls the trigger. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “I knew those were pistol shots I heard!” my father leaped from his chair and grabbed me by the collar of my jacket. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He held the pistol at his waist and held the boy by the hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And a small army of Sixers was now pouring through it, swooping into the club on jet packs, firing blaster pistols as they came. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They ranged in age from sixteen to sixty and were carrying a motley collection of muskets and swords and pistols. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I clutched my side with one hand, my pistol with the other. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Ten or twenty board the train, armed with machetes, knives, bats, lead pipes, and pistols. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The man on foot kept waving the pistol around. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With a nose red from cold and a pistol. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Coram and Sophie both spotted the pistol in his hand the moment before he flattened himself against the wall of the alley and disappeared into shadow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z By the time he shook her off, the man from town had his pistol again. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Smoke curled from the barrel of the captain’s pistol, slowly disbursing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z With a long, theatrical moan, Kid Sampson made a pistol of his thumb and forefinger and blew his own brains out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “They say he was a pistol. No man like him for having a good time.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to pick up my rifle, my pistol, and a few hand grenades. You never can tell.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He stuffed the pistol into his pocket, turned and fled towards the highway. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He clutched his pistols tightly but held his fire. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy had a tremendous cavalry pistol in his belt. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They set out across the fields wrapped in their blankets, carrying only the pistol and a bottle of water. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z In his fist he cradles a derringer, the sort of pint-size pistol favored by ladies and cardsharps. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Robin now had the antique pistol, and looked so eager to use it that I was sure she would discourage any would-be thief. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z And he pull that pistol out the holster and hold it down at his side.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Spender followed him in his pistol sights but did not fire. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina’s pistol had fallen out of its holster while she’d been falling through the air. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then, with the pistol on him, he stepped to the windows and drew the shades. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Still, I thought, it was better to have a regulation pistol. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ben’s shoulder hurt until the bell rang at three o’clock releasing the students like a pistol at the starting blocks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Leroy put his hand on his side and I saw he was wearing the Preacher’s fancy holster and mystery pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z They carry long rifles or pistols, though they don’t need them. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z He pulled the pistol from his pocket, checked its load. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Halsey flung himself out of the way as shotgun blasts and pistol shots filled the night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed, looked at the girl, aimed the pistol, and fired a bullet through his right temple. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A woman with a tattoo of a pistol on her face? When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “He’s down there, and he still has the pistol that killed my brother! Go down and talk to him!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is it a drawing book? Maybe a new pistol?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nguyen saw him grab a woman by the hair and throw her to the ground, then fire his pistol in the air. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Then I saw the man who had been doing all the talking lean down from the horse and hit Father with something—the barrel of his pistol I guessed. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie was as curious about that pistol as he was about the honey badger. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He kept the pistol on me with his right hand and waded to the shore where his shirt was, but what he done with his left hand brung back something I’d forgot I remembered. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Very soon now he would be at the back of the lines, where the SS and their pistols waited. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the mystery pistol outta my tote sack and put it in her hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z David grumbled something indecipherable and probably rude and holstered his pistol. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Out walked a person no one present had ever seen before—a man in his middle thirties, dull-eyed, wild-haired, and wearing a hip holster stocked with a .38-caliber pistol. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z With the barrel of his pistol, he nudges the clothes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Both officers emerged from the squad car and approached us, pistols drawn. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z It was a good job it was not a real pistol he was holding, Winston thought. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And he saw a large man with a pistol walk between both cars. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I ’membered everything Pap tolt me ’bout shooting and looked in the pistol’s cylinders to check the bullets. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He held on to the grappling-hook weapon with one hand and pointed the pistol above him with the other. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The sheriff was wearing a hip pistol, and when we started up the stairs, going to Nancy’s room, I noticed he kept his hand on it, ready to draw. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z On her lap Miss Whitlaw now had an antique pistol which had once belonged to her father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| 随便看 |
|
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。