plural shootings
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: the act of shooting a gun
But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …—
Harriet de Rosišre
Harriet de Rosišre2
: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people
a drive-by shooting
mass shootings
… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.—Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick3
: the act of photographing or filming someone or something
A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergThat part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergExamples of shooting in a Sentence
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Kirk was answering an audience question about mass shootings when the bullet struck his neck, causing students and visitors to flee in panic.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
One hundred and thirty tips have been sent to the FBI so far since the shooting.
—Connor Greene, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
During a break in the rigorous shooting schedule for the limited series, which also stars Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden, Partridge was able to squeeze in the trip with old college friends.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The threats came just one day after the deadly shooting at Utah Valley University, where conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking on campus.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
One hundred and thirty tips have been sent to the FBI so far since the shooting.
—Connor Greene, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
During a break in the rigorous shooting schedule for the limited series, which also stars Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden, Partridge was able to squeeze in the trip with old college friends.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The threats came just one day after the deadly shooting at Utah Valley University, where conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was killed while speaking on campus.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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