: 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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The suspect, who was killed in a gunfight with police, had pledged support for ISIS, according to investigators.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 June 2025
There’s only so many weapons available to create an action sequence, and having an actual gunfight with flamethrowers has never been seen on-screen.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
The teaser shows the characters of Roshan and NTR Jr dueling each other, with sequences showing battles on trains, gunfights on boats, car races in a city square and a showdown in an ice cave.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 May 2025
When officers arrived at the scene, Montana reportedly fired shots into an occupied home and got into a gunfight with the officers before he was shot and killed.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 June 2025
There’s only so many weapons available to create an action sequence, and having an actual gunfight with flamethrowers has never been seen on-screen.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
The teaser shows the characters of Roshan and NTR Jr dueling each other, with sequences showing battles on trains, gunfights on boats, car races in a city square and a showdown in an ice cave.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 May 2025
When officers arrived at the scene, Montana reportedly fired shots into an occupied home and got into a gunfight with the officers before he was shot and killed.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
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“Gunfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfight. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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