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Recent Examples of derringer
One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.
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Brian Matthew Jordan, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
As on the frontier, when predators never knew which woman might have a derringer in her petticoat, no one today knows when they will be recorded breaking the law.
—Sebastian Junger, National Review, 13 July 2023
In 1976, after wrecking his Rolls-Royce in a drunk-driving accident, he was arrested, intoxicated, with a loaded derringer on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 28 Oct. 2022
Police found a silver derringer-style gun in his backpack at the time of his arrest.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2022
There's also a replica of the derringer pistol John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Lincoln.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 13 May 2022
Wagrowski also testified that police found two guns -- a .22-caliber Kel-tec and a small derringer -- at the Crumbley home, aside from the one allegedly used in the shooting.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2022
Police arrested a Sandusky man, 29, who was carrying a Ruger .45 caliber pistol with three magazines containing 22 rounds, along with a loaded High Standard derringer.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2022
Brian Matthew Jordan, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.
—Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
As on the frontier, when predators never knew which woman might have a derringer in her petticoat, no one today knows when they will be recorded breaking the law.
—Sebastian Junger, National Review, 13 July 2023
In 1976, after wrecking his Rolls-Royce in a drunk-driving accident, he was arrested, intoxicated, with a loaded derringer on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 28 Oct. 2022
Police found a silver derringer-style gun in his backpack at the time of his arrest.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2022
There's also a replica of the derringer pistol John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate Lincoln.
—Ariana Garcia, Chron, 13 May 2022
Wagrowski also testified that police found two guns -- a .22-caliber Kel-tec and a small derringer -- at the Crumbley home, aside from the one allegedly used in the shooting.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2022
Police arrested a Sandusky man, 29, who was carrying a Ruger .45 caliber pistol with three magazines containing 22 rounds, along with a loaded High Standard derringer.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 23 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derringer
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Arizona has a state firearm (the Colt Single Action revolver) and a state neckwear (the bola tie).Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
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Credit card companies position themselves in the middle, profiting from both interchange fees from merchants and interest payments from revolvers.Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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He had been shot four times with a .45-caliber pistol and had been struck by a vehicle, police said.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Be careful though, as the chances of the handgun blowing up in your face increase with each shot.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Two law enforcement sources told CBS News that the suspect also had an AR-15 style weapon and a handgun with him at the time of the attack.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Broncos’ most successful regular season since Peyton Manning hung up his six-shooter ended with a historic, and emphatic laugher.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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One look at the bottle, whose stopper resembles an Old West-style six-shooter, confirms it.Tony Sachs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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In the first quarter, while trailing 3-0, Williams dropped back to pass and tried to flick the ball up the field with a sidearm pass.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2024
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Driving the news: The Phillies simulated Mets' starting pitcher Sean Manaea's oddball, sidearm delivery during batting practice.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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The bill redefines dealers to include anyone who sells over 11 firearms or specific components annually.Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
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Witnesses told officers that the Hayes-Reed’s firearm had malfunctioned.Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
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That interaction led to both men drawing guns, according to deputies, who didn’t provide more details.Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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Edgar Maddison Welch got out of his vehicle and pointed a gun at a Kannapolis police officer during a traffic stop Saturday night, the department said in a press release.Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Derringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derringer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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