Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Family members wrote in a GoFundMe post that Johnson shielded the children from the gunfire.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
The gunfire shattered one of the car windows, but that officer was uninjured.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
During that shooting, some students near the gunfire found themselves in classrooms that didn’t lock from the inside.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Four of the six responding officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries by either gunfire or shrapnel.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
The gunfire shattered one of the car windows, but that officer was uninjured.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
During that shooting, some students near the gunfire found themselves in classrooms that didn’t lock from the inside.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Four of the six responding officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries by either gunfire or shrapnel.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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