Pistols
[pistlz]
Examples
- With a significant grin Malone produced his pistols, offering one to each of his brethren. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The next thing he demanded was one of the hollow iron pillars; by which he meant my pocket pistols. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Where are the pistols? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I _do_ run a risk, but-- he threw open his overcoat, and showed two pistols and a bowie-knife. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I have pistols, and can use them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I'll take my pistols-- Do, said Cassy; sleep in that room. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But you must give me a brace of pistols. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Whoever comes here has to walk single file between those two rocks, in fair range of your pistols, boys, d'ye see? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- You will find these better than your own,' said the opposite second, producing his pistols. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The women brought out several pistols. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- His pockets are searched, and his sword and pistols taken from him. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- I have plenty of guns and pistols of the most modern construction, and many of my Greeks are good shots too. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I borrowed the ponderous pistols and snapped them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Now, Jim, said George, look that your pistols are all right, and watch that pass with me. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I missed my pistols the other day. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The Story of Self-Loading Pistols[8] Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I have the pistols you gave me yourself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Have they good pistols? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The storming parties were assailed with cannon, with musketry, with pistols. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Colt died in 1862, but the Civil War had previously opened a great market for his pistols, and before the conflict ended the Colt factory at Hartford was in a highly flourishing state. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They probably pull out their pistols when they go to the toilet and order the move they will make. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I know what _I_ shall do, said George, as he stepped into the little room, and began examining pistols. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And I saw pistols in it,--and jam,--and pills. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Collect the rifles and pistols and pack that gun on a horse. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I know you have pistols. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Fire your pistols,--do! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Jim, are your pistols all in order? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Stop, let me ring the bell for pistols for two. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The pistols were gone. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- My scimitar, pistols, and pouch, were conveyed in carriages to his majesty's stores; but the rest of my goods were returned me. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
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