How to Use holster in a Sentence

holster

noun
  • The holster has a lanyard that can be tied off to a loop in the bag.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Bickford got his hand on the weapon but failed to take it out of the holster.
    — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Bauer’s weapon was still in his holster when his body was found, police say.
    — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Purchase this snazzy belt and holster, and then get the faux weapon to fill it.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 23 June 2021
  • These pants have sturdy belt loops that stand up to stiff belts and heavy holsters.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The bullet went through the bottom of the holster and hit the floor.
    — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The gun discharged one round through the bottom of the holster.
    — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The revolver was in a holster that didn’t have a strap over the hammer.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The gun could easily fall out of that holster.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The man pulled at her holster and the pair struggled, the report says.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • There’s the holster style, for a low-cut top; the crisscross; the bandeau.
    — New York Times, 6 July 2022
  • His initials are carved into the leather holster.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That night, all the doctors wore our 9mm Berettas in our leg holsters.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2019
  • McGrath pulled a 9 mm from her leather holster and shot the teen in the chest.
    — chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
  • The officer pulls a pistol from a holster and fires four shots.
    — Arkansas Online, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Gary drives a fancy car, wears sharp suits and, coolest of all, packs a gun in an ankle holster.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • Both the gun and holster had blood on them, the station reported.
    — Fox News, 25 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • The gun got out of the holster at some point and Jones grabbed it, Mulkins said in the memo.
    — oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2019
  • And Perez pulls a bottle of hot sauce out of a holster and pours it all over his pizza?
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Rick yanks the gun out of the holster hidden in Jim's jacket and shoots him in the chest.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The soda gun holster was unclean.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tequila bottles were nestled in holsters strapped across their hips.
    — Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Melott also found a slim, black leather gun holster worn on Chen’s belt, the filings say.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The video then shows the agent putting the gun back into a waistband holster and walking away with his hands up.
    — Kathleen Foody, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2018
  • The pistol was loaded and in a holster when Howell found it.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Police found an empty holster on Vaughn.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2025
  • That suspect was also seen wearing a holster.
    — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026

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