: 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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Until Labor Day, summer evenings officially begin at 7 p.m. with a gunfight in the street between members of the Cataract Creek Gang.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In Hollywood, the story often ends the same: the script is familiar – good triumphs over evil, with highs and lows, some emotional conflict, a car chase, a few punches, and maybe even a dramatic gunfight.
—Benjamin Sharoni, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Dominique Lamonte Durham Sr., 37, killed in gunfight with off-duty officers
March 24: Dominique Lamonte Durham Sr., 37, was fatally shot March 24 in an exchange of gunfire with off-duty officers working security at a nightclub on East Washington Street.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
In interviews about his inspirations, Aster has invoked John Ford’s masterpiece My Darling Clementine, a bittersweet retelling of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In Hollywood, the story often ends the same: the script is familiar – good triumphs over evil, with highs and lows, some emotional conflict, a car chase, a few punches, and maybe even a dramatic gunfight.
—Benjamin Sharoni, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Dominique Lamonte Durham Sr., 37, killed in gunfight with off-duty officers
March 24: Dominique Lamonte Durham Sr., 37, was fatally shot March 24 in an exchange of gunfire with off-duty officers working security at a nightclub on East Washington Street.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
In interviews about his inspirations, Aster has invoked John Ford’s masterpiece My Darling Clementine, a bittersweet retelling of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
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“Gunfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfight. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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