Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Officers found two vehicles had been struck by gunfire and a window at a local elementary school was damaged.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Evidence of gunfire was found at both scenes and video footage of the incident was obtained, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Nantwi entered the state prison system in May 2024 and had been serving a five-year sentence for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon related to an exchange of gunfire with police officers in 2021.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Kawan Hardy, 33, and Jamonn Blincoe, 31, allegedly shot back at assailants after hearing gunfire outside the Bottles & Liquor Market on Market Street in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
Evidence of gunfire was found at both scenes and video footage of the incident was obtained, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Nantwi entered the state prison system in May 2024 and had been serving a five-year sentence for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon related to an exchange of gunfire with police officers in 2021.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Kawan Hardy, 33, and Jamonn Blincoe, 31, allegedly shot back at assailants after hearing gunfire outside the Bottles & Liquor Market on Market Street in Oakland.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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