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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There, investigators found a man unresponsive in a grassy area suffering from gunshot wounds, Gonzalez said.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Burnett suffered from a total of 10 gunshot wounds, a news release from the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office on Monday said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Hernandez was found dead just off the roadway behind a burgundy Honda Accord with gunshot wounds to the bridge of his nose and center of the back of his head, the affidavit said.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The sounds of gunshots were also picked up on a baby monitor in a home near the scene.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Burnett suffered from a total of 10 gunshot wounds, a news release from the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office on Monday said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Hernandez was found dead just off the roadway behind a burgundy Honda Accord with gunshot wounds to the bridge of his nose and center of the back of his head, the affidavit said.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The sounds of gunshots were also picked up on a baby monitor in a home near the scene.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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