: a hostile encounter in which antagonists with guns shoot at each other
Examples of gunfight in a Sentence
There was a gunfight between the rival gangs.
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The show’s turn to militarized warfare is more jarring than most TV and film gunfights, perhaps because of how the games deliberately infantilize players.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
My work with spies and years of research reporting on the intelligence world has shown that spycraft relies on the careful cultivation of relationships more than high-speed car chases or dramatic gunfights.
—Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Then there was the extremist militia guys hired by his biological father (Will Patton), which left Beth blown up in her office, Kayce in a gunfight, Monica and Tate fighting off killers and John Dutton left for dead by the side of the road.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Authorities arrested multiple suspects, with three killed in a gunfight last month.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
My work with spies and years of research reporting on the intelligence world has shown that spycraft relies on the careful cultivation of relationships more than high-speed car chases or dramatic gunfights.
—Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Then there was the extremist militia guys hired by his biological father (Will Patton), which left Beth blown up in her office, Kayce in a gunfight, Monica and Tate fighting off killers and John Dutton left for dead by the side of the road.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Authorities arrested multiple suspects, with three killed in a gunfight last month.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Gunfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfight. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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