Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Belinda Lindsey’s spa treatments, featured on the third season of the HBO series The White Lotus, kicked up plenty of envy among viewers—dampened by the hail of gunfire foreshadowed during the opening episode.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
One of those officers was shot in the exchange of gunfire.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Fort Lauderdale police confirmed Squire’s charge is in connection to the barrage of gunfire that ultimately claimed the life of Rylo.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The indictment alleges that in January 2021, the two assaulted three victims at an Atlanta apartment complex and demanded the keys to their vehicle at gunpoint, leading to an exchange of gunfire.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
One of those officers was shot in the exchange of gunfire.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Fort Lauderdale police confirmed Squire’s charge is in connection to the barrage of gunfire that ultimately claimed the life of Rylo.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
The indictment alleges that in January 2021, the two assaulted three victims at an Atlanta apartment complex and demanded the keys to their vehicle at gunpoint, leading to an exchange of gunfire.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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