Examples of shoot-'em-up in a Sentence
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The Ride, riders wield virtual fireballs within a blazingly fun, interactive shooting gallery, while the Lost Kingdom Adventure offers a shoot-'em-up target game with mummies and skeletons that react to your every move.
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Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Shoot-'em-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-%27em-up. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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