Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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The sounds of dogs barking, beaters yelling, and gunfire echoed through the woods as other hunters saw game.
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John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
The couple was belatedly celebrating their union in the hours before gunfire erupted, Huls tells PEOPLE.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
With Glover's and Erskine's characters trapped in their apartment's panic room, the finale ends with the sound of gunfire — leaving viewers to wonder if John and Jane (who only had one bullet left between them) were killed or managed to kill their attackers.
—EW.com, 24 May 2024
The 2023-24 school year also began with gunfire ringing out at the campus: Three juveniles were arrested and charged after a non-injury shooting shortly before noon on an early September day near the school’s theater area.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
The couple was belatedly celebrating their union in the hours before gunfire erupted, Huls tells PEOPLE.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
With Glover's and Erskine's characters trapped in their apartment's panic room, the finale ends with the sound of gunfire — leaving viewers to wonder if John and Jane (who only had one bullet left between them) were killed or managed to kill their attackers.
—EW.com, 24 May 2024
The 2023-24 school year also began with gunfire ringing out at the campus: Three juveniles were arrested and charged after a non-injury shooting shortly before noon on an early September day near the school’s theater area.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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