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 shooting occurred just as officers were responding to a noise complaint about the party, police have said.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards again came off the bench and finished with 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Maxey scored five points on 2-of-7 shooting in the fourth, while George (0-of-5) and Edgecombe (0-of-4) both went scoreless.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
The shooting unfolded moments after Vance’s motorcade had passed through the area, though Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn previously said there is no indication the motorcade was targeted.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards again came off the bench and finished with 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Maxey scored five points on 2-of-7 shooting in the fourth, while George (0-of-5) and Edgecombe (0-of-4) both went scoreless.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
The shooting unfolded moments after Vance’s motorcade had passed through the area, though Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn previously said there is no indication the motorcade was targeted.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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