Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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In the first such case, a Florida jury acquitted the school resource officer who stayed outside during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after his attorney had argued the officer couldn’t tell where gunfire was coming from.
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Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Ganji, 39, an assistant director and production manager in film and television, was killed by direct gunfire by Iranian security forces during protests in the Sadeghiyeh area of Tehran on January 9.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Two were killed in the gunfire and another two died in the fire.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The report itself reflects a scene still unraveling long after the gunfire stopped.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Ganji, 39, an assistant director and production manager in film and television, was killed by direct gunfire by Iranian security forces during protests in the Sadeghiyeh area of Tehran on January 9.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Two were killed in the gunfire and another two died in the fire.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
The report itself reflects a scene still unraveling long after the gunfire stopped.
—Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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