fire blanks

David, who himself had married late in life, refused to believe that it might be his own son firing blanks.

The police said it was a starter's pistol, which fires blanks.

That was in 1908, when those 1907 and 1909 Cubs pitchers were still firing blanks.

I think they have machines that fire blanks all day at random."

In the simplest form of the bullet catch, the gun is made to fire blanks.

He hears a noise and fires blanks from his rifle.

Unfortunately for German civilians, it was not firing blanks in 1944.

You couldn't imagine that Ronnie of all men might be firing blanks.

Firing blanks now, they were the few, the proud, the brave, the sterile.

I suppose that means that up until now he has been firing blanks!

The next day the ritual was again enacted, this time with the squad firing blanks.

Tim explains to his shocked friends that the pistol only fires blanks.

The police fired blanks to disperse the attackers, witnesses reported.

None of this means the rifle association or its allies have been reduced to firing blanks.

There are allegations he fired blanks on this occasion.

Their opponents, especially in post-season play, usually fire blanks.

After producing 16 goals in the previous 3 games with a good deal of help from their power play, the Devils fired blanks tonight.

Park workers tried to scare off the geese with barking dogs and by firing blanks into the air.

Witnesses who were in the front lines estimated that troops fired blanks for the first half-minute or so.

One was firing blanks from a starter pistol to back the Cowboys in their 10-6 victory, the authorities said.

"The hijacker hid a pistol in his hat that only fires blanks."

They're dummies, like firing blanks, used for training mine laying and detection units.

'No one ever learned about combat by firing blanks,' he said and turned away from me to look ahead.

Then, only then, Abe got the mumps what made his pistol fire blanks.