How to Use magic bullet in a Sentence

magic bullet

noun
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  • There is no magic bullet to fix our educational system.
  • The key is that there’s not a magic bullet, one size fits all approach, O’Donovan says.
    — Trey Williams, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Yet none of that worked, and one day the magic bullet for his problem popped in his head, Evans told CBC.
    — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 25 May 2018
  • This was supposed to be the magic bullet in this election.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Yet few researchers believe in the prospect of a magic bullet.
    — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 18 July 2019
  • People saw the ‘mifis,’ these hot spots, as the magic bullet.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Sep. 2020
  • In this crisis, vaccines are a magic bullet for sale, and the US and UK have money.
    — Stephen Collinson and Richard Greene, CNN, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Prescott’s return was not a magic bullet, at least not right away.
    — Dallas News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • SNAs are not magic bullets and will have to pass many more tests before they can be used on lots of patients.
    — Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2019
  • And there also isn’t one magic bullet that’s led to his success.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2024
  • Crispr, like Bluebird's LentiGlobin, won't be a magic bullet.
    — Michelle Fay Cortez, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • There’s no magic bullet—a study that looked at NWCR data back in 1997 found that both worked for long term success.
    — Yvette D'entremont, SELF, 1 May 2018
  • There is no magic bullet to the problem of our congested streets.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • In all likelihood, none of these are going to be a magic bullet.
    — WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022
  • While your fork isn’t going to become a magic bullet, food can play a role in keeping your brain healthy.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 July 2024
  • Second, the story is a reminder that white skin is no magic bullet.
    — Lisa R. Pruitt, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2020
  • There is no magic bullet, no single set of policies that will solve the crisis in Myanmar.
    — Thant Myint-U, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2021
  • An analysis of the stats didn't reveal the magic bullet behind the turnaround.
    — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • The 1821 opera cornered the horror market when the hero hunter and a man looking to betray him cast a magic bullet that made the devil appear.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2018
  • That said, there’s no real magic bullet to getting there.
    — Men's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Once the debt is wiped away, what we're left with is the gnarly reality that tuition costs are out of control, with no magic bullet to rein them in.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Could this be the magic bullet that makes restaurants live forever?
    — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Everyone wants a magic bullet, but there is no such thing in housing.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2014
  • In other words, there’s no magic bullet—or flash of light—that will clear everyone’s complexion in the same way.
    — Kari Molvar, Vogue, 2 May 2018
  • There’s no playbook or magic bullet or anything like that.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Neither Hulbert nor the study’s authors have a magic bullet to offer.
    — oregonlive.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • There’s no magic bullet, and there’s no single culprit.
    — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2017
  • So, the point is, raising wages isn’t the magic bullet that will prevent your best and brightest employees from leaving.
    — Gregg Ward, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • But as of now, there are simply more unknowns than knowns, so use caution with any product claiming to be a magic bullet.
    — Sunset Magazine, 8 June 2020
  • But a chargeback isn’t a magic bullet for travelers who want a refund.
    — Christopher Elliott, Washington Post, 27 July 2022

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