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'squeezed the trigger' is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to describe someone shooting a gun or any other weapon. Here is an example: He pointed the gun at the target and squeezed the trigger.
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He squeezed the trigger again.
Lobello aimed at the lead car and squeezed the trigger.
He stilled his breathing and slowly squeezed the trigger.
Martin steadied his aim and squeezed the trigger of the Mac 10.
Then the gunman squeezed the trigger, and there was the shattering sound of bullets.
He squeezed the trigger, and the Bradley echoed as the gun fired.
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The young men squeezed the triggers of their weapons, pointed in the air, unleashing deafening blasts as the crowd cheered and clapped.
All I had to do was squeeze the trigger.
With the power cord plugged in, squeeze the trigger switch to the "on" position.
Moriarity crawled past Bishop and into the hallway; Bishop followed her, repeatedly squeezing the trigger.
She sits on his lap as he, sitting in his wheelchair, helps her squeeze the trigger.
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