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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Police are investigating a shooting that happened at a Chick-fil-A in Union Township, New Jersey, on Saturday night.
—Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
When the doors on her subway car were finally opened, Sheppard stepped out onto the platform and saw the bloody aftermath of the slashings and shooting.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The guard spent the last two seasons in Chicago and helped to shoulder ballhandling responsibilities last year, which pulled her out of her typical shooting guard responsibilities.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Vaqueiro traveled to frigid Minneapolis earlier this year after the deadly Immigration and Customs Enforcement shootings.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
When the doors on her subway car were finally opened, Sheppard stepped out onto the platform and saw the bloody aftermath of the slashings and shooting.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The guard spent the last two seasons in Chicago and helped to shoulder ballhandling responsibilities last year, which pulled her out of her typical shooting guard responsibilities.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Vaqueiro traveled to frigid Minneapolis earlier this year after the deadly Immigration and Customs Enforcement shootings.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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