Sentence examples for a gunfighter from inspiring English sources

Wyatt Earp is good in a gunfight – he's brave and generally hits what he aims at – but he's not a gunfighter in the classic sense.

Was Wyatt Earp simply a gunfighter?

"He's a gunfighter with words, and he likes to win.

She's like a gunfighter at the O.K. Corral".

He has the authority of a gunfighter determined not to linger about his work.

His reputation as a gunfighter gave rise to legends and tales about his life.

My stack of decapitated corpses had it all: a leprechaun, a Chinese mafia boss, a high-class call girl working her way through college, a professional gunfighter, a bearded wizard, a lingerie model, a spaceship captain.

The original series debuted in September 1957 and starred Richard Boone as Paladin, a gunfighter-for-hire.

An example of these is Han shot first, in which Han Solo, a gunfighter-like protagonist in Star Wars, kills his opponent with a subtle, under-the-table draw.

Mets Manager Bobby Valentine sauntered toward a group of reporters at Shea Stadium last night like an eager gunfighter, a small smile creasing his face.

As a hired gunfighter and a sheriff who has fallen into a bottle, John Wayne (below) and Robert Mitchum employ knockabout physical comedy to convey the indignities of aging flesh.