Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Police responded to a report of gunfire on Elm Avenue near 18th Street around 9:15 p.m. and found a crowd of juveniles running from the area.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Officers responded to the Albuquerque Convention Center shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday for reports of gunfire, Gilbert Gallegos, the department’s communications director, said in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Officers responded to the Albuquerque Convention Center shortly after 5 p.m. on Wednesday for reports of gunfire, Gilbert Gallegos, the department’s communications director, said in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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