plural shootings
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: the act of shooting a gun
But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …—
Harriet de Rosišre
Harriet de Rosišre2
: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people
a drive-by shooting
mass shootings
… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.—Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick3
: the act of photographing or filming someone or something
A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergThat part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergExamples of shooting in a Sentence
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The killing is Kansas City’s 72nd homicide this year, according to data maintained by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
If Jefferson can’t get healthy, the Sky likely will waive a contract to look for a perimeter player who can help team defense and facilitation while also producing some 3-point shooting.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Joshua Curtis, 18, and a 17-year-old whose name wasn’t released were indicted in connection with first-degree murder and other charges in Christopher Sturluson’s shooting, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office said in a June 12 post on Facebook.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Seven others were injured in the shooting, according to DHS.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
If Jefferson can’t get healthy, the Sky likely will waive a contract to look for a perimeter player who can help team defense and facilitation while also producing some 3-point shooting.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Joshua Curtis, 18, and a 17-year-old whose name wasn’t released were indicted in connection with first-degree murder and other charges in Christopher Sturluson’s shooting, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office said in a June 12 post on Facebook.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
Seven others were injured in the shooting, according to DHS.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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