Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gunshot
Officers were approached by a victim who had a gunshot wound, and the person was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
—
Nathan Pilling
march 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
When officers arrived, an 11-year-old was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The autopsies found that each person died of a single gunshot wound to their head, with the exception of Ava King who was shot multiple times in the head, according to the medical examiner.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Neighbors called 911 after hearing gunshots and finding a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his head on the front porch of a home on San Marcos Avenue near Kalmia Street around 7:40 p.m. in the Burlingame area, San Diego police said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gunshot
Nathan Pilling
march 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
When officers arrived, an 11-year-old was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The autopsies found that each person died of a single gunshot wound to their head, with the exception of Ava King who was shot multiple times in the head, according to the medical examiner.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Neighbors called 911 after hearing gunshots and finding a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his head on the front porch of a home on San Marcos Avenue near Kalmia Street around 7:40 p.m. in the Burlingame area, San Diego police said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gunshot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunshot
Noun
-
Their missiles are just about used up or beaten.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
-
More than 100 aircraft launched from land and sea in the first day, with cyber and space campaigns degrading Iranian communications and sensors while the air campaign struck command-and-control centers, ballistic-missile sites, naval forces and intelligence infrastructure.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The deaths came fewer than 24 hours after an Indonesian peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded when a projectile, also of undetermined origin, exploded near a UNIFIL position in a southern Lebanese village.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
-
Use of any object as a projectile is prohibited and will result in expulsion.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Others contend that legitimizing him erodes Democratic credibility on antisemitism and other issues, handing Republicans ammunition heading into the midterms.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
-
Some of the ammunition was purchased from co-conspirators by undercover officers, prosecutors said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Now, Nicasio and other students' work is paying off, giving people a place to take a load off.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
-
More income meant more leverage, the thinking went, and more ability to negotiate a fairer split of the cooking, cleaning, laundry, childcare, pet care—the whole to-do list and mental load of running a household.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Towns took just four shots in the first half — two shots a quarter — before taking four shots in the third quarter and a whopping nine shots in the fourth quarter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
-
Gardner said an autopsy showed that all four of the firing squad members were off-center with their shots that killed his brother.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Pull pork inserts, whole shell eggs and tri tip was measured above proper cold holding temperature.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
-
McNerney’s bill would target the shell companies used to facilitate the Montana registrations.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
ColorBox will be priced at US$179 – but can be preordered now for $149 – and includes a scale plate, cartridge set, bowl, pair of gloves, mixing whisk, brush with comb for applying the dye, and a USB Type-C cable.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
31 Mar. 2026
-
The replaceable cartridge features a strong adhesive backing and is easy to remove and dispose of when full.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Guess named the South Korean rapper, singer and member of the K-pop group Stray Kids its first global brand ambassador for both Guess and Guess Jeans brands earlier this month.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
-
The series, which premieres on Monday, April 6 and airs across the week, brings together sixteen of the most polarizing figures in pop culture to compete in a series of mental and physical challenges over four days, filmed against the backdrop of a luxury chalet in Park City, Utah.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunshot. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
