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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After having tough shooting nights in Game 1, VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey combined for 59 points in a 111-97 win.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
What shooting looks like will be decided later.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
The man accused of carrying out a deadly string of seemingly random shootings in the Atlanta suburbs, including the killing of a Department of Homeland Security employee walking her dog, has died in jail before authorities could determine a motive.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Years after a violent shooting shattered their Presbyterian church community, an impending deportation forces two Korean-American families to confront the limits of their forgiveness.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
What shooting looks like will be decided later.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
The man accused of carrying out a deadly string of seemingly random shootings in the Atlanta suburbs, including the killing of a Department of Homeland Security employee walking her dog, has died in jail before authorities could determine a motive.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Years after a violent shooting shattered their Presbyterian church community, an impending deportation forces two Korean-American families to confront the limits of their forgiveness.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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