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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Harmon said her daughters couldn’t get out of bed for a week after the shooting.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The best-case result would be 6% fewer shootings in Chicago.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2024
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Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The best-case result would be 6% fewer shootings in Chicago.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for shooting
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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