Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Nehemiah McMillon, 12, was found shot in a vehicle in the 4800 block of Este Avenue just after 11 p.m. after officers responded to a report of gunfire, according to Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County Coroner's Office.
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Gunfire report leads to drugs Police responding to reports of gunfire at a Gurnee area home did not find any firearms.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Byrne was alone in a patrol car on Feb. 26, 1988, guarding the Queens home of a witness when McClary and three others ambushed him in an eruption of gunfire.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
As a result of the gunfire outbreak, nearby homes were hit by bullets during the shooting, though police said nobody inside the homes was struck.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Gunfire report leads to drugs Police responding to reports of gunfire at a Gurnee area home did not find any firearms.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Byrne was alone in a patrol car on Feb. 26, 1988, guarding the Queens home of a witness when McClary and three others ambushed him in an eruption of gunfire.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
As a result of the gunfire outbreak, nearby homes were hit by bullets during the shooting, though police said nobody inside the homes was struck.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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