Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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There was an altercation between two groups of people that led to an exchange of gunfire.
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2025
Police said the driver displayed a weapon, and two Aurora police officers discharged their guns at the driver, who was struck by gunfire, a release from the police department said on Wednesday.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
White, meanwhile, was arrested a month after the highway gunfire and charged with murder, KDFW reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Haiti’s capital has been marred by gunfire and gang activity for weeks as various entities have shuttered their doors, some temporarily, Haiti correspondent Jacqueline Charles reported.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jon Haworth, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2025
Police said the driver displayed a weapon, and two Aurora police officers discharged their guns at the driver, who was struck by gunfire, a release from the police department said on Wednesday.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
White, meanwhile, was arrested a month after the highway gunfire and charged with murder, KDFW reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Haiti’s capital has been marred by gunfire and gang activity for weeks as various entities have shuttered their doors, some temporarily, Haiti correspondent Jacqueline Charles reported.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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