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 United States Air Force has identified the airman who was killed in a shooting over the weekend outside Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The memorial honors the victims of the July 4, 2022, Independence Day shooting.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The Buffs held Baylor to 36% (25-69) shooting, the second-lowest shooting percentage from an opposing team in Big 12 play for Colorado this season.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
Prince finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and added seven blocks as the Horned Frogs held West Virginia to 30.5% shooting.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
The memorial honors the victims of the July 4, 2022, Independence Day shooting.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
The Buffs held Baylor to 36% (25-69) shooting, the second-lowest shooting percentage from an opposing team in Big 12 play for Colorado this season.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025
Prince finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and added seven blocks as the Horned Frogs held West Virginia to 30.5% shooting.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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