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 said the suspect, a 31-year-old man, was dating the victim's roommate at the time of the shooting.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over the investigation of the shooting.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Officers found two people with gunshot wounds in the 200 block of North Caldwell Street after responding to a call of a shooting at 1:30 a.m., according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department statement.
—Joe Marusak
july 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025
Two men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting at Detroit's Skinner Playfield, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office in a news release.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 July 2025
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Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over the investigation of the shooting.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Officers found two people with gunshot wounds in the 200 block of North Caldwell Street after responding to a call of a shooting at 1:30 a.m., according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department statement.
—Joe Marusak
july 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025
Two men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting at Detroit's Skinner Playfield, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office in a news release.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 5 July 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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