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 have not said where in the hospital the shooting took place, and it is also not known how a weapon was taken into the facility.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Danny and Nia are traveling with their baby and a nanny, and Kristen and Luke, a Lincoln Logs set that can only make a shooting range, are also traveling with an infant, her sister, and brother-in-law, and so much emotional baggage that Jet Blue charged them $35 million in luggage fees.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026
The officer will remain on leave as the investigation into the police shooting continues, per the police department's policy.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Bardwell, a 6-foot-6, 175-pound small forward out of the Overtime Elite program in Atlanta and Compton Magic AAU team in California, scored 25 points on 11-for-19 shooting (3-of-7 from 3) with seven rebounds in Adidas 3SSB Select Team’s 89-83 victory over Next Generation.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Danny and Nia are traveling with their baby and a nanny, and Kristen and Luke, a Lincoln Logs set that can only make a shooting range, are also traveling with an infant, her sister, and brother-in-law, and so much emotional baggage that Jet Blue charged them $35 million in luggage fees.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026
The officer will remain on leave as the investigation into the police shooting continues, per the police department's policy.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Bardwell, a 6-foot-6, 175-pound small forward out of the Overtime Elite program in Atlanta and Compton Magic AAU team in California, scored 25 points on 11-for-19 shooting (3-of-7 from 3) with seven rebounds in Adidas 3SSB Select Team’s 89-83 victory over Next Generation.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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