forty-five

variants or .45

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of forty-five One hundred forty-five scores were eligible in the category. Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024 For ideal immune function, health professionals advise engaging in moderate-intensity exercise two to three times a week for up to forty-five minutes. Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024 To speed up the count and to improve the system, in 2022, the state passed Act 88, which distributed forty-five million dollars to counties in exchange for their agreement to process ballots around the clock until the count is completed. Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024 Turn your body toward the person, make eye contact, and listen for thirty or forty-five seconds. Leon E. Moores, Md, Dsc, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for forty-five 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forty-five
Noun
  • During the search, authorities found a 357 revolver, 7.7 grams cocaine, 235 bags of heroin, 16.1 grams of crack, a 9mm Springfield XDS pistol and $2,609.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The guns include revolvers, pistols, hunting rifles and shotguns.
    Daniel Cody, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Upon being placed in cuffs, the FBI discovered 16 kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of heroin, fentanyl pills, an arsenal of firearms including multiple pistols, a rifle, and $1,500,000 in cash.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Deputies searched Kennedy’s car and found a mini AK-47 loaded with a 60-round magazine and a loaded Glock pistol with an extended magazine, Linhardt added.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Espinoza is said to have pulled a handgun and fired multiple shots at the officer.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Surveillance footage showed the man had fired a handgun in the air, the police said.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • By this point, the attorneys general of twenty-two states and the District of Columbia had also sued the Administration.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Chapters twenty-two and twenty-six record Saul’s testimony of the experience.
    Dan Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Palmquist is adept at pitching inside and a near sidearm slot makes his delivery challenging.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Providing an unusual look to hitters, especially lefties, with his low sidearm delivery, Hill struck out just 18 for the Yankees.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • He has now been charged with two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Metro Transit police announced Friday.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The bill proposes to ban the sale or purchase of semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines.
    The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forty-five. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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