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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The linebacker spent several weeks in a hospital after the shooting.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
The April 12 shooting injured two teens and a 24-year-old just across the street from Davis Little League games.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Three-point shooting drove the 2010s offensive boom, but teams are shooting the long ball this year about as frequently as last year’s record attempt rate, and accuracy on those shots hasn’t changed either.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
News of the shooting prompted messages of support from former players, including brothers Nahshon and Rejzohn Wright, both now in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
The April 12 shooting injured two teens and a 24-year-old just across the street from Davis Little League games.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Three-point shooting drove the 2010s offensive boom, but teams are shooting the long ball this year about as frequently as last year’s record attempt rate, and accuracy on those shots hasn’t changed either.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025
News of the shooting prompted messages of support from former players, including brothers Nahshon and Rejzohn Wright, both now in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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