How to Use holster in a Sentence

holster

noun
  • Bickford got his hand on the weapon but failed to take it out of the holster.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • There’s the holster style, for a low-cut top; the crisscross; the bandeau.
    New York Times, 6 July 2022
  • Purchase this snazzy belt and holster, and then get the faux weapon to fill it.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 June 2021
  • The younger man walked back to the Volvo and removed a handgun that was in a holster.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 15 July 2022
  • Concealed or openly, so long as the gun is in a holster.
    Allie Morris, Dallas News, 30 May 2021
  • The document goes on to say that this was the moment Porter drew the gun from his holster and opened fire.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 16 Sep. 2023
  • This wasn’t the salon of my youth — with a small stove for hot combs and a holster for six curling irons.
    Patia Braithwaite, Allure, 22 July 2021
  • Resting next to his drugs in the safe of his house was a loaded pistol in a holster.
    Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Two officers start wrestling with him, though the gun never leaves the holster, the footage shows.
    Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The holster on his hip was empty, and a gun was on the floorboard just below the driver's seat, the video shows.
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • This includes the stylus for your foldable phone, and the case has a little holster to hold it on the back.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In the scene, Baldwin was supposed to reach across his chest and pull a revolver from his holster.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Then the officer got out of his car with his hand on his holster and walked toward him, the teen said.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
  • The gun’s holster was also found bloodied in the bathroom.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Fowler said Jackson hit him twice over the head with a bottle while trying to pry his firearm out of the holster.
    USA Today, 20 May 2021
  • The officer pulls a pistol from a holster and fires four shots.
    Arkansas Online, 3 Dec. 2022
  • His police radio and badge were ripped off and one person tried to yank the gun from his holster.
    Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Two officers start wrestling with him, though the gun never leaves the holster.
    Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The bottom half of the camera was saddled into a worn leather holster with a thick strap.
    John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The Taser, in contrast, was holstered on her left side and required her to push a lever with her left hand to pull it from the holster.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Potter pulls her gun from the holster, using her right hand.
    Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Police then handcuffed the shirted man and found a holster on his waist, but no gun.
    cleveland, 3 June 2022
  • One screamed that Breinholt was grabbing his gun — though the footage shows that the gun was not removed from its holster.
    Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2021
  • This hair tool holster is a great idea that will protect the vanity and keep the bathrooms tidy.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • During that time, the officer who took Davis' gun offers to put his own gun in the deputy's holster.
    Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Lane told Floyd to show his hands, and when Floyd put his hands on the steering wheel, Lane put his gun in his holster, according to the video.
    Eric Ferkenhoff, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Tasers have a different type of holster than a gun, and many have at least some bright yellow on the device.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021
  • When not in use, Concept Pari sits in its holster, which can live atop a monitor and charge.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Well partner, that there holster can be carried on or checked.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The holster grants easy access to them, so there’s no need to rifle through a full backpack to find them in the case of an emergency.
    Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023

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