How to Use holster in a Sentence

holster

noun
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  • And the crafter of the c*ck holster joke did not hold back.
    — Danielle McNally, Marie Claire, 17 Sep. 2017
  • The bullet went through the bottom of the holster and hit the floor.
    — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The gun got out of the holster at some point and Jones grabbed it, Mulkins said in the memo.
    — oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The holster has a lanyard that can be tied off to a loop in the bag.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The gun discharged one round through the bottom of the holster.
    — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2017
  • McGrath pulled a 9 mm from her leather holster and shot the teen in the chest.
    — chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
  • Bickford got his hand on the weapon but failed to take it out of the holster.
    — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • There’s the holster style, for a low-cut top; the crisscross; the bandeau.
    — New York Times, 6 July 2022
  • The man pulled at her holster and the pair struggled, the report says.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Purchase this snazzy belt and holster, and then get the faux weapon to fill it.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 June 2021
  • The younger man walked back to the Volvo and removed a handgun that was in a holster.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 15 July 2022
  • That night, all the doctors wore our 9mm Berettas in our leg holsters.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2019
  • The wait staff doesn’t wear guns on hip holsters anymore.
    — Karina Bland, azcentral, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Concealed or openly, so long as the gun is in a holster.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 30 May 2021
  • The document goes on to say that this was the moment Porter drew the gun from his holster and opened fire.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 16 Sep. 2023
  • This wasn’t the salon of my youth — with a small stove for hot combs and a holster for six curling irons.
    — Patia Braithwaite, Allure, 22 July 2021
  • And Perez pulls a bottle of hot sauce out of a holster and pours it all over his pizza?
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Resting next to his drugs in the safe of his house was a loaded pistol in a holster.
    — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Two officers start wrestling with him, though the gun never leaves the holster, the footage shows.
    — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The video then shows the agent putting the gun back into a waistband holster and walking away with his hands up.
    — Kathleen Foody, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2018
  • The holster on his hip was empty, and a gun was on the floorboard just below the driver's seat, the video shows.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • This includes the stylus for your foldable phone, and the case has a little holster to hold it on the back.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Both the gun and holster had blood on them, the station reported.
    — Fox News, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Bauer’s weapon was still in his holster when his body was found, police say.
    — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 16 Feb. 2018
  • LiliAnna climbed up and placed the Spanish flag and its pole in the holster screwed into the brick.
    — Ty Vinson, Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2019
  • The only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s c— holster.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 15 June 2017
  • In the scene, Baldwin was supposed to reach across his chest and pull a revolver from his holster.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Then the officer got out of his car with his hand on his holster and walked toward him, the teen said.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
  • The edited videos getting the most vitriolic comments online home in on a female agent who missed her holster for a split second.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • The suspects allegedly drove away with the agent’s cell phone, radio, radio holster, lapel pins, flashlight, gun magazines and other goods.
    — City News Service, Orange County Register, 1 Aug. 2024

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