: a hostile encounter in which antagonists with guns shoot at each other
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There was a gunfight between the rival gangs.
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The synagogue attacker drove his vehicle into the building housing dozens of children, carrying commercial fireworks and gasoline, before dying during an gunfight with a security officer.
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Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
But Woo stages his action sequences with the grace and fluidity of a great Vincente Minnelli set piece, making the gunfights less acts of violence than of pure aesthetic exhilaration and beauty.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Be sure to stick around for the twice-daily gunfights staged in the dusty streets by local thespians in 10-gallon hats.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
According to Cuban authorities, the gunfight happened after Cuban Border Guard troops asked the crew to identify themselves.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
But Woo stages his action sequences with the grace and fluidity of a great Vincente Minnelli set piece, making the gunfights less acts of violence than of pure aesthetic exhilaration and beauty.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Be sure to stick around for the twice-daily gunfights staged in the dusty streets by local thespians in 10-gallon hats.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
According to Cuban authorities, the gunfight happened after Cuban Border Guard troops asked the crew to identify themselves.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Gunfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfight. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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