Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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As part of a countywide agreement, San Diego homicide detectives investigate when officers in other law enforcement agencies fire their weapons, regardless of whether anyone is struck by gunfire.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Paramedics and private vehicles rushed victims to local hospitals after gunfire broke out in Watson Avenue in Little River, about 20 miles north of Myrtle Beach, about 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
For some survivors of Parkland who attended the dance school, the clickety-clack sound of the hard shoes triggered flashbacks of the gunfire, and some had to take a break from dancing and be comforted by therapy dogs, the studio said.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
The incident occurred on Friday when the Racine Police Department in Wisconsin received a call at 10:33 p.m. reporting that a juvenile had been struck by gunfire and was being taken to the hospital by his family, according to a statement from the Racine Police Department.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 May 2025
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Paramedics and private vehicles rushed victims to local hospitals after gunfire broke out in Watson Avenue in Little River, about 20 miles north of Myrtle Beach, about 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
For some survivors of Parkland who attended the dance school, the clickety-clack sound of the hard shoes triggered flashbacks of the gunfire, and some had to take a break from dancing and be comforted by therapy dogs, the studio said.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
The incident occurred on Friday when the Racine Police Department in Wisconsin received a call at 10:33 p.m. reporting that a juvenile had been struck by gunfire and was being taken to the hospital by his family, according to a statement from the Racine Police Department.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 May 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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