gunshot
noun
gun·shot
ˈgən-ˌshät 
1
: shot or a projectile fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
3
: the firing of a gun
Examples of gunshot in a Sentence
He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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Lunsford-Barrett and Gerhardt were found inside with multiple gunshot wounds each and were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
The gunshot wound is not life threatening, but details of the dog’s condition have not been released.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
The Los Angeles Fire Department took a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old, who were suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, to local hospitals, police said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Wood suffered two gunshot wounds to the head but regained consciousness and called authorities for help.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
The gunshot wound is not life threatening, but details of the dog’s condition have not been released.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
The Los Angeles Fire Department took a 15-year-old, a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old, who were suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, to local hospitals, police said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Wood suffered two gunshot wounds to the head but regained consciousness and called authorities for help.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
within gunshot
3
: the firing of a gun
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