: 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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As soon as the gunfight starts, the audience knows who the enemies are.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 June 2025
Since 2012, Ray Mendoza has been building a hefty Hollywood résumé: performing stunts, choreographing gunfights, and teaching movie stars how to act like soldiers in films such as Act of Valor and Lone Survivor.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
Oh, Rust most definitely is a Western, complete with horses, gunfights, and men who appear to bathe once every financial quarter.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
The suspect, who was killed in a gunfight with police, had pledged support for ISIS, according to investigators.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 June 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 June 2025
Since 2012, Ray Mendoza has been building a hefty Hollywood résumé: performing stunts, choreographing gunfights, and teaching movie stars how to act like soldiers in films such as Act of Valor and Lone Survivor.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
Oh, Rust most definitely is a Western, complete with horses, gunfights, and men who appear to bathe once every financial quarter.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
The suspect, who was killed in a gunfight with police, had pledged support for ISIS, according to investigators.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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