TRIGGER in a Sentence

Learn TRIGGER from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

44 example sentences for TRIGGER, such as:

1. He kept his finger on the trigger.
2. It's not clear who actually pulled the trigger.
3. And his finger sought the trigger of his pistol.
4. A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
5. At the same moment, he pressed the trigger of his rifle.

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 Meanings and Examples of TRIGGER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
trigger
 v.  cause something happen; set off
Classic Sentence: (20 in 2 pages)
1  "I--I have a pistol," she whispered, clutching the weapon in her lap, perfectly certain that if death stared her in the face, she would be too frightened to pull the trigger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
2  Before he could even fumble at his belt, she pulled the trigger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
3  She had killed him just as surely as if it had been her finger that pulled the trigger.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
4  Why, ma'am, it was simple enough; he pulled the trigger with his big toe.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XIV
5  He layed over on his side and put the end of the barrel in his mouth, then he drew up one foot and felt for the trigger.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: XIV
6  But, instead of pulling the trigger, he lowered the muzzle again, and indulged himself in a fit of his peculiar mirth.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 31
7  Each cocked his pistol, and, with fingers on the trigger, walked up to Henry, saying, at the same time, if he did not cross his hands, they would blow his damned heart out.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
8  If he aimed at some changing form through the smoke, he pulled the trigger with a fierce grunt, as if he were dealing a blow of the fist with all his strength.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
9  And his finger sought the trigger of his pistol.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XX—THE TRAP
10  On the boulevard he noticed that the pistol had no trigger.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 11: CHAPTER I—SOME EXPLANATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE ORIGIN OF ...
11  At the same moment, he pressed the trigger of his rifle.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VIII—THE ARTILLERY-MEN COMPEL PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM...
12  A man without a woman is a pistol without a trigger; it is the woman that sets the man off.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIV—WHEREIN WILL APPEAR THE NAME OF ENJOLRAS' MIS...
13  Milady saw by the contraction of his countenance that the trigger was about to be pulled; she reached her hand quickly to her bosom, drew out a paper, and held it toward Athos.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 45 A CONJUGAL SCENE
14  Lying on his face, he rested his rifle upon a rock, and took a long and steady aim before drawing the trigger.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
15  "Only in search of events, Grandfather," she said, looking out of the window with that drowsy latency of manner which discovered so much force behind it whenever the trigger was pressed.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 7 A Coalition between Beauty and Oddness
Example Sentence: (24 in 2 pages)
1  It's not clear who actually pulled the trigger.
2  A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse.
3  He kept his finger on the trigger.
4  His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.
5  Her finger tightened on the trigger as she heard footsteps approaching.
6  A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
7  It will produce the hard data needed to analyse resource utilisation and will trigger an alarm mechanism allowing managers to control access.
8  There may be specific events which trigger aggressive displays in your dog.
9  The researchers believe that growing up in a home where parents had difficulties with depression or alcohol was often a trigger.
10  Please skip the remarks that will trigger bitter debates again.
11  As long as a rifle is accurate and has a good trigger, Dave will like it no matter how much or little it costs.
12  Any tentative move towards re-militarisation would trigger alarm bells in China given Japan's history of military aggression in the region.
13  Turns out Jenny had a gun, and all she needed was Tyler to pull the trigger; Jennifer Lopez, who announced her departure from the show to Ryan Seacrest last Friday, has admitted that Tyler's exit helped solidify her decision to leave.
14  His sudden disappearance triggered a red alert among his friends.
15  The fourth night of violence in the German city of Rostock was triggered by football supporters.