: a hostile encounter in which antagonists with guns shoot at each other
Examples of gunfight in a Sentence
There was a gunfight between the rival gangs.
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One officer was injured during the gunfight with the suspect, who has not been publicly identified, Thomas said.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
His head was blown off by Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, and Sharon Stone terminated him in a gunfight with a shot to the eye in The Quick and the Dead.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
When Joe is called to disperse a BLM protest, in a scene akin to a gunfight, Aster center-frames Joe and his deputies walking down Main Street from a low angle.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
The truck was stolen, and the fatal shot was fired as the teenager was engaged in a gunfight with the vehicle’s owner, Interim Jackson Police Chief Tyree Jones said at a news conference.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
His head was blown off by Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, and Sharon Stone terminated him in a gunfight with a shot to the eye in The Quick and the Dead.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
When Joe is called to disperse a BLM protest, in a scene akin to a gunfight, Aster center-frames Joe and his deputies walking down Main Street from a low angle.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
The truck was stolen, and the fatal shot was fired as the teenager was engaged in a gunfight with the vehicle’s owner, Interim Jackson Police Chief Tyree Jones said at a news conference.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Gunfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfight. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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