Handguns is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Handguns meaning
plural of handgun
Using Handguns
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of handgun
- In the example corpus, handguns often appears in combinations such as: handguns and, two handguns, of handguns.
Context around Handguns
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Handguns
- In this selection, "handguns" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, own, rifles, manufactured, seized and pulled stand out and add context to how "handguns" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 33 of handguns seized in and accessories rifles handguns they have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "handguns" sits close to words such as addict, behavioural and bengali, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with handguns
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Click here to see the countries Americans buy the most handguns from. (12 words)
Investigators reportedly recovered drugs, more than $165,000 in cash, and a stash of illegal handguns. (16 words)
Last Wednesday, a schoolboy who brought two handguns to his school killed eight pupils and a security guard. (18 words)
Bringing things back to the Hand Gun, this weapon is another one that takes a bit of getting used to, as it has both a charge time and burst fire that separates it from the rest of the Handguns. (39 words)
Footnote 2: As for handguns and self-defense, the columnist also enjoys the protection of her neighbors who own handguns — because criminals don’t know which homeowners have the ability to defend themselves. (33 words)
Later in this series of articles, we will discuss the many steps that Walmart has taken to reduce gun violence, including removing automatic and semi-automatic weapons and handguns from its stores. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Footnote 2: As for handguns and self-defense, the columnist also enjoys the protection of her neighbors who own handguns — because criminals don’t know which homeowners have the ability to defend themselves.
Handguns manufactured in the US account for a large share (33%) of handguns seized in Japan, followed by China (16%), and the Philippines (10%).
Additionally, 19 magazines were also found – 17 of which are for handguns and two for the RF -15 Rifle.
After the shooting, Dumas ordered Whitworth to put the handguns in a bag, but there wasn't a bag available.
Agents seized over half a pound of meth, three handguns, and several thousand dollars in cash, which is believed to be from the proceeds of illegal drug sales.
Ammo, accessories, rifles, handguns, they have it all, and there will be gun enthusiasts to converse with as well.
Authorities said only that shell casings from handguns had been found, making it unlikely that a high-powered rifle was used.
Bringing things back to the Hand Gun, this weapon is another one that takes a bit of getting used to, as it has both a charge time and burst fire that separates it from the rest of the Handguns.
Click here to see the countries Americans buy the most handguns from.
Five handguns have been recovered, including one that was reported stolen in the Miami area and another in Texas, they said.
Hall was reportedly drinking at the Wang Wang Supermarket around 19:30hrs, when two masked men dressed in hoodies and armed with handguns pulled-up on a black Honda XR motorcycle.
Handguns that were swapped for gift cards during a Los Angeles Police Department sponsored gun buyback event in Los Angeles, California on December 13, 2014.
In 2019, New Jersey lawmakers amended the law to require that licensed firearm retail dealers make smart guns available once they are included on a state roster of approved personalized handguns.
In discussions with other EncroChat users, Lewis shared a shopping list including AK47 assault rifles, Skorpion sub-machine guns, Uzis and self-loading handguns.
In keeping with the correlation between handguns and gun violence in general, states that have not implemented meaningful handgun regulations tend to have higher rates of firearm fatalities.
In the United States, handguns chambered for 9mm ammunition are best sellers in the civilian market – and 9mm pistols are also favored in the law enforcement community.
Investigators reportedly recovered drugs, more than $165,000 in cash, and a stash of illegal handguns.
Last Wednesday, a schoolboy who brought two handguns to his school killed eight pupils and a security guard.
Later in this series of articles, we will discuss the many steps that Walmart has taken to reduce gun violence, including removing automatic and semi-automatic weapons and handguns from its stores.
London police seized fentanyl, crystal meth, other drugs and two handguns in a search of a home in east London on Thursday.
Common combinations with handguns
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- handguns and 40×
- two handguns 20×
- of handguns 17×
- with handguns 13×
- and handguns 9×
- to handguns 8×
- the handguns 7×
- handguns in 7×
- handguns are 7×
- handguns to 5×