gunshot
noun
gun·shot
ˈgən-ˌshät 
1
: shot or a projectile fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
3
: the firing of a gun
Examples of gunshot in a Sentence
He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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They were found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Arriving officers located an unresponsive male gunshot victim, Boisvert said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
The lieutenant suffered one gunshot wound that entered near his shoulder and exited his back.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
The Cook County medical examiner’s office listed Arnold’s cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Arriving officers located an unresponsive male gunshot victim, Boisvert said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
The lieutenant suffered one gunshot wound that entered near his shoulder and exited his back.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
The Cook County medical examiner’s office listed Arnold’s cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
within gunshot
3
: the firing of a gun
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