Desperate graduates are also increasingly taking a 'scattergun' approach to sending out applications. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
I have studied self defense use of the "scattergun" or "streetsweeper" and feel confident I could protect my family and property if needed. From Wordnik.com. [SurvivalBlog.com] Reference
Liberal scattergun takes shots at premier wannabes. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-11-01] Reference
Then he picked up his scattergun and shot a lawyer flat. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: Dickfest Semifinals, Night 5] Reference
A scattergun could just as easily disassemble the undead. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - It’s all about the 7.62×39 cartridge.] Reference
Here are five easy fixes for the most common scattergun maladies. From Wordnik.com. [The Shot Doctor] Reference
If Mark's scattergun examples could be construed as homophobia he should explain why. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
Plus, I suspect she can shoot a scattergun at least as effectively as Phil Bourjailly. From Wordnik.com. [The Gun Nut Takes Aim At Shooter] Reference
I'm not surprised Paul hasn't found a publisher, if his scattergun rant is any evidence. From Wordnik.com. [Francis Ellen: The Samplist] Reference
Magda was behind me, scattergun thundering in concert with the guttural roar of the flame. From Wordnik.com. [A Zombie Story: 140 Characters At A Time] Reference
Ouch - Tony Blair picked his fights, cameron seems to have gone for the scattergun approach. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph Column: Grammar Lessons for Cameron] Reference
His deputy was beside him, carting the stubby scattergun, a shell chambered and the safety off. From Wordnik.com. [More Twisted Stories Vol II]
Also do some research on your chosen publisher, don't just use a scattergun submission approach. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-03-01] Reference
And then a rather catty scolding that focused on nothing specific, but used a scattergun approach. From Wordnik.com. [The Hide of a Rhino] Reference
Chances were they got a pistol and if they tried to rush him the scattergun would chop them in two. From Wordnik.com. [The Thirsty Man « Official Harry Harrison News Blog] Reference
Another story, my friend and duck hunting buddy Billy is death on ducks and geese with a scattergun. From Wordnik.com. [I took my mom hunting last year for Pronghorn.] Reference
Speaking from Lausanne, Coles said Hodler's scattergun allegations were outrageous and disappointing. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The detective rose, pulled the scattergun out of Fletcher's lifeless hands and trotted over to the author. From Wordnik.com. [More Twisted Stories Vol II]
Not saying that New Labour aren't guilty of sleaze, but your list seems rather scattergun in its examples. From Wordnik.com. [June 27th: Big Book of Labour Sleaze to be Published] Reference
There's much more I could write — your scattergun approach leaves almost every sentence up for challenge. From Wordnik.com. [Dueling Over Darfur] Reference
Tell Petzal to send you a rifle and Bourjaily to send you a scattergun and fish behind the Old Navy at Tangier. From Wordnik.com. [What Line Do You Use?] Reference
And the vendor can spend more money dealing with useful leads rather than on frivolous, scattergun advertising. From Wordnik.com. [VRM: Here comes the customer] Reference
Cymdeithas has taken a scattergun approach and declared anybody who think of change in rural communities an enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Gwynedd backs schools report] Reference
They seem to have gone for the scattergun approach of claiming all and any major Edinburgh landmarks as inspiration. From Wordnik.com. [Inspiring who?] Reference
He also said that we would get MMS, instant messaging and GPS, so it seems he uses the scattergun method of "analysis". From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
I'm not surprised Paul another commenter on the same post hasn't found a publisher, if his scattergun rant is any evidence. From Wordnik.com. [From the horse's mouth] Reference
Kevin Taft chose the scattergun approach, standing up in the legislature and letting loose with a spray of figurative bullets. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-11-01] Reference
This, however, is not a scattergun; it is a 20-gauge double rifle built for sabot slugs, and is a truly nifty piece of machinery. From Wordnik.com. [One More Round of SCI] Reference
The scattergun jokes vary from the brilliant through the overlong to the pointless, and the deadpan Ferrell has rarely been funnier. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Guys] Reference
Maybe for a small business offering a local service, the internet is just too scattergun an approach to advertising.hamishsdad online. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to MediaGuardian] Reference
But what he said was even tougher than was indicated by the media's scattergun reporting on his speech last Thursday to the Chicago Fed. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Scheer: The Big Guy's on Our Side] Reference
The pace, be warned, is frantic to the point of being exhausting as writer Howard Overman takes the scattergun approach to gags and quips. From Wordnik.com. [The weekend's TV highlights] Reference
For close-quarters combat, nothing beats a scattergun. From Wordnik.com. [Exurban League] Reference
Many businesses take a scattergun approach to social media, bursting in every now and then. From Wordnik.com. [AccountingWEB.com] Reference
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