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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Authorities believed the suspect fled into the home after the shooting.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
Just three days after the shooting, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald made the historic decision to charge the shooter's parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, with involuntary manslaughter.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2024
In 2020, after the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wis., police, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to participate in a playoff game.
—TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
His father drove to pick the child up after the shooting and took him to stay with another family member near Camp Pendleton.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
The three were among the seven injured in the shooting, including a Doral police officer.
—Verónica Egui Brito and, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Thompson, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, is currently serving time in a federal prison on unrelated drug and gun charges.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
The Illinois and California laws inspired some target shooting organizations to post notices on their websites, warning away residents from those states under the age of 18 — similar to warnings against minors visiting websites for cigarettes or alcohol.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
Indianapolis police received reports about the shooting late Sunday night from callers in the neighborhood on the north side of the city.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
Just three days after the shooting, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald made the historic decision to charge the shooter's parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, with involuntary manslaughter.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2024
In 2020, after the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wis., police, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to participate in a playoff game.
—TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
His father drove to pick the child up after the shooting and took him to stay with another family member near Camp Pendleton.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
The three were among the seven injured in the shooting, including a Doral police officer.
—Verónica Egui Brito and, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Thompson, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, is currently serving time in a federal prison on unrelated drug and gun charges.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
The Illinois and California laws inspired some target shooting organizations to post notices on their websites, warning away residents from those states under the age of 18 — similar to warnings against minors visiting websites for cigarettes or alcohol.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
Indianapolis police received reports about the shooting late Sunday night from callers in the neighborhood on the north side of the city.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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