How to Use gunshot in a Sentence

gunshot

noun

• He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
• Five gunshot wounds, one to the head and four to the pelvis, had killed him.
  — Natalie Alcoba, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2023
• One of the suspects suffered a gunshot wound to the chest.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024
• The gunshot hit the image of the iconic country singer in the crotch.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022
• Williams' death was ruled a suicide by a gunshot wound to the head.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024
• Sanchez Ramos falls to the ground with fatal gunshot wounds.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
• The teen was found in a house with a gunshot wound and stab wounds, police said.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2022
• Both victims — the woman and the teen — died of gunshot wounds.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2022
• McHugh, who was 18 at the time, survived his gunshot wound to his leg and back.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022
• But in 2004, his father died of a gunshot wound to the chest in Boise County.
  — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
• The 35-year-old was dropped off at the hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2022
• The same day, a 17-year-old boy was killed by a gunshot in his own living room.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
• The body was found near the shore, about 20 miles south of Cassville, and had an apparent gunshot wound.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 1 June 2023
• The baby later died due to the gunshot wound, the outlet said.
  — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 21 Apr. 2022
• Both victims died of gunshot wounds to the head from a .22-caliber gun.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Apr. 2024
• The man, two women, and six children all had gunshot wounds to their legs.
  — Nora Mathison, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
• Deputies were called to the home about 3:30 p.m. and found Lewis in the loft of a detached garage on the property with a gunshot wound to the chest.
  — Caroline Silva, ajc, 26 Sep. 2022
• Officers found a man dead in the doorway with at least one gunshot wound to the head.
  — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024
• The man died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the nonprofit.
  — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
• The victim suffered at least one gunshot wound to his back.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
• An autopsy found the cause of death was from a gunshot wound.
  — Rodney Thrash, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2023
• He was found with gunshot wounds to his back, police said.
  — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 13 June 2022
• There, a man was lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the back.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2023
• On June 18, the body of an adult male was found with a gunshot wound in eastern Arizona.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
• Officers got to the scene and found the man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head and leg, Ciaccia said.
  — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 13 July 2022
• At the scene, officers found the victim with gunshot wounds to the arm and torso.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 7 Apr. 2023
• The 30-year-old man was found on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest.
  — Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2022
• Tanksley died from numerous gunshot wounds to his head and body near the home’s front door.
  — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
• He was found on the ground in a third-floor hallway with at least one gunshot wound, according to the press release.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
• In the 19th century, gunshot wounds from up close were extremely dangerous.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025