Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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The organization defines a mass shooting as one where four or more people are hit by gunfire, not including the shooter.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Frequent gunfire there stands in contrast to a park where families often take their kids to swing and play in the afternoons, Riley said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The curfew came following brawls with police, a racist threat and gunfire that led to a riot in the heart of Milwaukee's Black neighborhood on the city's north side.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His presence leads to torture, gunfire and an ending that veers into the surreal.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Frequent gunfire there stands in contrast to a park where families often take their kids to swing and play in the afternoons, Riley said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The curfew came following brawls with police, a racist threat and gunfire that led to a riot in the heart of Milwaukee's Black neighborhood on the city's north side.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His presence leads to torture, gunfire and an ending that veers into the surreal.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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