Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Police in England said one of the two Jewish community members killed and one of the victims injured during an attack at a synagogue on Yom Kippur are now believed to have been struck by police gunfire as officers tried to stop the attacker.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The person involved was struck by gunfire and taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to Bower.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Several other people in a different group saw the 18-year-old and his group and gunfire was exchanged, police said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Jasper and Michelle looked for Josie, screaming her name, ducking behind cars to avoid gunfire.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The person involved was struck by gunfire and taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to Bower.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Several other people in a different group saw the 18-year-old and his group and gunfire was exchanged, police said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Jasper and Michelle looked for Josie, screaming her name, ducking behind cars to avoid gunfire.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gunfire
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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