How to Use semiautomatic in a Sentence

semiautomatic

adjective
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  • Tucked inside the green bag next to the singer was a .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun, which added to the charges against him.
    — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Many of the men carry M-1s, the semiautomatic carbines that were a staple in the war.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 28 May 2021
  • Four masked men armed with semiautomatic weapons leaped out of a blue van that had been pre-positioned on the left side of the road.
    — Tom Sancton, Town & Country, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The judge said there was enough evidence for Rocky to face the two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Nov. 2023
  • When the man refused to give up the dogs, screaming out for help and wrestling to keep the dogs, a man pulls a semiautomatic handgun and opens fire at him.
    — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The suspect then stepped out of the truck with a semiautomatic shotgun in hand and ran after Beesley.
    — Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
  • The gunman was armed with a semiautomatic handgun, one of the weapons that he was legally allowed to own.
    — Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Thom then pulled out a 9mm Glock semiautomatic firearm as Ah Nee tried to open the front passenger’s door — but it was locked.
    — Washington Post, 16 June 2021
  • The dog walker tried to fight them off and was shot by one of the men wielding a semiautomatic handgun during the struggle.
    — Stefani Dazio, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2021
  • As the outdoor concert was about to end about 3:45 p.m., the suspect fired his semiautomatic weapon.
    — Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2020
  • And just like the Texas shooter, he was armed with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 May 2022
  • In February, he was shot in the head with a semiautomatic pistol and buried in a desolate stretch of desert.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2021
  • At the national level, the House passed a bill last week to raise the minimum age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21.
    — Paul Best, Fox News, 15 June 2022
  • He is charged with one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in that incident.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The school staff did not search the 15-year-old’s backpack, where a semiautomatic handgun was stashed at one point, officials say.
    — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
  • In August 2022, Rocky pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The 9mm semiautomatic handgun, which belonged to the girl’s mother, was inside the girl’s bag and was loaded with four rounds, reports say.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Witnesses have told reporters the younger Gray slipped out of math class and returned with a semiautomatic weapon.
    — Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
  • At the time of his arrest in the federal case, the man was allegedly driving with 15 pounds of cannabis and a semiautomatic handgun.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2022
  • His mother, Maggie Murdaugh, was shot five times –including to the back of the head – with a semiautomatic rifle and died about 30 yards from her son.
    — Fox News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Customers bring in cars for repairs with handguns and semiautomatic rifles piled on the seats, Mr. Rabee said.
    — Cameron McWhirter, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The gun the child is alleged to have used, a Taurus 9 mm semiautomatic handgun, was recovered at the scene, police said.
    — NBC News, 2 May 2022
  • Investigators found a semiautomatic gun on the sidewalk near the shooting, but police do not know who had the gun at the time of the shooting.
    — Fox News, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Among the plans were a gun buyback scheme, as well as restrictions on AR-15s and other semiautomatic weapons.
    — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Lanez was charged last year with shooting Megan Thee Stallion with a semiautomatic firearm.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021
  • Paul’s mother, Maggie Murdaugh, was shot at least five times – including in the back of the head – with a semiautomatic rifle and died about 30 yards from her son.
    — Fox News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Lanez pleaded not guilty to charges including assault with a semiautomatic firearm in 2020, which required Megan to have surgery on a foot.
    — Vulture, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Mayers, 36, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
  • At the time of the homicide, Neal was on parole for a 2019 assault with a semiautomatic firearm conviction in Alameda County, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Rocky faces two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in his criminal trial.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024

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