: 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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Sanford was killed in a gunfight with police.
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John Wisely, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
In an ensuing gunfight, officer Werner Foerster and Costan were both killed, and another officer was wounded.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Sanford was later killed in a gunfight with police.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The actors and filmmaker all seem thrown together for a high-concept hook that’s not very interesting beyond Raimi’s inventive ways of staging one-on-one gunfights.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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John Wisely, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
In an ensuing gunfight, officer Werner Foerster and Costan were both killed, and another officer was wounded.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
Sanford was later killed in a gunfight with police.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The actors and filmmaker all seem thrown together for a high-concept hook that’s not very interesting beyond Raimi’s inventive ways of staging one-on-one gunfights.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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