: 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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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.
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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
Sanford was killed in a gunfight with police.
—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
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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
Sanford was killed in a gunfight with police.
—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
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 17 Oct. 2025.
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