Examples of rifle in a Sentence
Verb (1)
rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy
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Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
One of them was allegedly armed with an assault-style rifle, according to officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2025
Ferraro kept his eye on the puck as it was dropped back to Mark Scheifele, who rifled a shot that might have resulted in his 32nd goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The suspect emerged from the studio workspace apartment armed with an AR-15-style rifle.
—Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025
One of them was allegedly armed with an assault-style rifle, according to officials.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
Four minutes later, in the 54th minute, Charlotte’s Liel Abada rifled a shot from the right side of the box.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2025
Ferraro kept his eye on the puck as it was dropped back to Mark Scheifele, who rifled a shot that might have resulted in his 32nd goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rifle. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
rifle
2 of 4 verb
rifled; rifling
-f(ə-)liŋ 
: to cut spiral grooves on the inside of a barrel of
rifled arms
rifle
3 of 4 noun1
a
: a weapon with a long rifled barrel that is designed to be fired from the shoulder
b
: a rifled artillery piece
2
plural
: a body of soldiers armed with rifles
Etymology
Verb
Middle English riflen "to steal or carry away by force," from early French rifler "to scrape off, plunder"; of Germanic origin
Verb
perhaps from French rifler "to scratch, file," from early French, "to scrape off, plunder"
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