How to Use gunman in a Sentence

gunman

noun

• They were shot by an unknown gunman.
• The gunman doubled back to the class across the hall, but not to Room 1214.
  — Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
• The gunman then opened fire on the others in the group, striking one of the men.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
• Back at the ranch, Cara and the cowboys have managed to hold off the gunmen.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
• All of it was aimed at one thing: stopping a gunman in the act.
  — New York Times, 31 July 2022
• Neither the name of the gunman or the victims have been release.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 18 June 2023
• New warning signs emerge in the background of the Maine gunman.
  — Richie Duchon, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
• During the struggle, police said the gunman was shot in the face.
  — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• The other two culprits fled the scene in a silver SUV, and the gunman fled on foot.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
• That car was fired on by gunmen in a truck, Maya said, and she was hit in both legs.
  — Bianna Golodryga, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
• The gunman was able to gain entry through their front door.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 July 2025
• Police said the gunman fled north from the scene and was not in custody.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022
• The victims had close links to the gunman, police said.
  — Stevo Vasiljevic, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
• Police did not say what type of weapon was used by the gunman.
  — Henrik Pettersson, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
• The senator then lunged at the gunman and was shot nine times.
  — Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
• The gunman opened fire from a high-rise suite at the Mandalay Bay casino.
  — Ken Ritter and Rio Yamat The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2023
• Minutes after the gunmen entered, the Stahl and her four guests were all shot in the head.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
• Police said the gunman fled the scene with two others in a white SUV.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Apr. 2022
• It is believed the gunman then turned the gun on himself.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
• Her father held the door shut to protect his wife -- but the gunman fired a round.
  — Arkansas Online, 3 June 2022
• On the streets of the capital last night, the gunman was aiming at those as well.
  — Rabbi David Wolpe, Time, 23 May 2025
• The gunmen tried to beat down the door to the safe room before exiting the ship and making their way back to the shores of Yemen.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2023
• Over the course of four minutes, McGraw said, the gunman fired more than 100 rounds.
  — Joyce Sohyun Lee, Washington Post, 17 July 2022
• Hudson was inside the club and was hit by the early rounds fired by the gunman.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
• The gunman sped off down Brighton 12th St. on the electric scooter.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
• The gunman, John T. Earnest, was charged in state and federal court.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2023
• The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire from the roof of a building near where Trump was speaking.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2024
• Survivors said the man pleaded with the gunmen not to enter the building.
  — Isabel Kershner Amit Elkayam, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
• The victim was outside when he was approached by a gunman who opened fire in his direction.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
• The review revealed that police didn’t confront the gunman until 77 minutes after the first shots were fired at the school.
  — Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025