shoot-out
noun
1
: a battle fought with handguns or rifles
2
: something resembling a shoot-out
broadly
: showdown
3
: a shooting competition in overtime that is used to determine the winner of a game (as in soccer or hockey) tied at the end of regular play
Examples of shoot-out in a Sentence
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The rest is a strictly routine pileup of car crashes, shoot-outs and wisecracks.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
During filming of the low-budget western, Baldwin, Hutchins and the film’s director, Joel Souza, and about a dozen other crew members were preparing for a scene in which Baldwin’s character would pull his pistol from his shoulder holster, followed by a shoot-out with law enforcement officers.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Anchored by four stellar performances from Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, and Anne Hathaway, the film is an essential entry in the genre, regardless of its utter lack of shoot-outs.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
There were shoot-outs and arrests, followed quickly by reports of heavy-handed treatment of suspects and, in some cases, of torture.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
During filming of the low-budget western, Baldwin, Hutchins and the film’s director, Joel Souza, and about a dozen other crew members were preparing for a scene in which Baldwin’s character would pull his pistol from his shoulder holster, followed by a shoot-out with law enforcement officers.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Anchored by four stellar performances from Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, and Anne Hathaway, the film is an essential entry in the genre, regardless of its utter lack of shoot-outs.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
There were shoot-outs and arrests, followed quickly by reports of heavy-handed treatment of suspects and, in some cases, of torture.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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“Shoot-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-out. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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