Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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The teen is reportedly the fourth soccer player to fall victim to gun violence in Ecuador in 2025, with Maicol Valencia, Leandro Yépez and Jonathan González also being killed by gunfire in September, the outlet reported.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
One robot was destroyed by light gunfire during the exercise.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Members of the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis clashed with rallygoers, and the sides exchanged gunfire, killing five (four of whom were CWP members) and injuring 12 in what became known as the Greensboro Massacre.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Further details about what led up to the shooting, including whether the man was still firing shots into the air by the time police arrived and how many times the man was struck, by gunfire were not available.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
One robot was destroyed by light gunfire during the exercise.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Members of the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis clashed with rallygoers, and the sides exchanged gunfire, killing five (four of whom were CWP members) and injuring 12 in what became known as the Greensboro Massacre.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Further details about what led up to the shooting, including whether the man was still firing shots into the air by the time police arrived and how many times the man was struck, by gunfire were not available.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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