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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No information about a suspect has been released by police as their investigation into the shooting continues.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Since the shooting not far from the White House, administration officials have pledged to reexamine millions of legal immigrants, building on a 10-month campaign to reduce the immigrant population.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
The New York Times noted that anti-immigration rhetoric has gained traction on the right following Wednesday’s shooting, with Trump tying the attack to purported problems involving Somali refugees and a Republican senator calling for potential Muslim migrants to be banned.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Beckstrom, who hails from Summersville, was killed in an ambush-style shooting on Thanksgiving eve just blocks from the White House, allegedly at the hands of an Afghan national who once worked with the CIA in Kabul, authorities said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Since the shooting not far from the White House, administration officials have pledged to reexamine millions of legal immigrants, building on a 10-month campaign to reduce the immigrant population.
—Josh Boak, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
The New York Times noted that anti-immigration rhetoric has gained traction on the right following Wednesday’s shooting, with Trump tying the attack to purported problems involving Somali refugees and a Republican senator calling for potential Muslim migrants to be banned.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Beckstrom, who hails from Summersville, was killed in an ambush-style shooting on Thanksgiving eve just blocks from the White House, allegedly at the hands of an Afghan national who once worked with the CIA in Kabul, authorities said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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