On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Buckshot. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as shot or pellet and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Buckshot in a sentence
Buckshot meaning
Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.
Using Buckshot
- The main meaning on this page is: Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game.
- Useful related words include: bird shot, duck shot, shot, pellet.
- In the example corpus, buckshot often appears in combinations such as: buckshot lariat, of buckshot, the buckshot.
Context around Buckshot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Buckshot
- In this selection, "buckshot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, birdshot, tactical, lariat, entertained and rang stand out and add context to how "buckshot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a buckshot lariat closed and a second buckshot lariat sealed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "buckshot" sits close to words such as abhiyan, ajibola and ajinkya, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with buckshot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A buckshot lariat closed the deal. (6 words)
A second buckshot lariat sealed the deal. (7 words)
Penta ended up back in the ring and stuffed Page’s Buckshot Lariat attempt. (14 words)
FTR left due to Dax Harwood’s questionable injury, Hangman Page left with them only to return to the match, and Page looked like he tried to take Omega’s head off with a Buckshot Lariat that Brodie Lee ducked and Omega barely avoided. (44 words)
It was close to 11 p.m. that evening – she was in the upstairs bedroom while her husband was playing video games with their two boys, ages 17 and 12, in their room – when she said the first “sounds of buckshot” rang out. (43 words)
They said that near the end of October, anti-riot police started using tear gas, stun grenades, batons, and buckshot against protesters, and also began arresting and detaining protestors. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
A buckshot lariat closed the deal.
For 30 years, Lewis and Ron Barge, better known as Buckshot, entertained generations of Calgary children and their parents.
I liked the fact that Page hit the Buckshot Lariat, but knew it wouldn’t be enough to keep Moxley down.
They said that near the end of October, anti-riot police started using tear gas, stun grenades, batons, and buckshot against protesters, and also began arresting and detaining protestors.
When the deputies discovered an empty gun case and three boxes of buckshot with two rounds missing, he and fellow worker Samantha McElroy started searching the area.
Yuta ducked the buckshot lariat and countered the cowboy for a release overhead German suplex.
It was close to 11 p.m. that evening – she was in the upstairs bedroom while her husband was playing video games with their two boys, ages 17 and 12, in their room – when she said the first “sounds of buckshot” rang out.
Penta ended up back in the ring and stuffed Page’s Buckshot Lariat attempt.
Adam Page faked a Buckshot to Kenny Omega after the match ended, but the two left together.
A second buckshot lariat sealed the deal.
Back in the ring, Wardlow ducked a Buckshot Lariat and then clubbed Page and scored a believable near fall.
FTR left due to Dax Harwood’s questionable injury, Hangman Page left with them only to return to the match, and Page looked like he tried to take Omega’s head off with a Buckshot Lariat that Brodie Lee ducked and Omega barely avoided.
Hardy quickly eliminated Page on the opposite side of the ring, but he managed to land a Buckshot Lariat on Marq Quen before getting tossed.
It took two Buckshot Lariats to defeat Wardlow, which tells you everything you need to know about how close he’s getting to becoming a top star.
That led to a Buckshot V-Trigger to Matt, but Matt kicked out of the pin.
A typical self-defense load of buckshot contains 8-27 large lead pellets, resulting in many wound tracks in the target.
Buckshot is similar to but larger than birdshot, and was originally designed for hunting larger game, such as deer (hence the name).
Like birdshot, buckshot is described by pellet size, with larger numbers indicating smaller shot.
New "tactical" buckshot rounds, designed specifically for defensive use, use slightly fewer shot at lower velocity to reduce recoil and increase controllability of the shotgun.
Rubber slugs or rubber buckshot are similar in principle to the bean bag rounds.
Common combinations with buckshot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- buckshot lariat 9×
- of buckshot 4×
- the buckshot 3×
- buckshot is 3×