: 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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There’s a scene early on in season one where Adebayo, Harcourt and Peacemaker come into the office after a gunfight.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
The gunfight was between two gangs, one known as the Folk Nation and the other as Spice Gang, sources said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
The situation quickly escalated into a gunfight.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Until Labor Day, summer evenings officially begin at 7 p.m. with a gunfight in the street between members of the Cataract Creek Gang.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
The gunfight was between two gangs, one known as the Folk Nation and the other as Spice Gang, sources said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
The situation quickly escalated into a gunfight.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Until Labor Day, summer evenings officially begin at 7 p.m. with a gunfight in the street between members of the Cataract Creek Gang.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gunfight
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“Gunfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfight. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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