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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The officers fired seven shots, striking Sullivan four times in a shooting caught on one officer’s body camera, according to the plaintiff’s attorney’s.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Elliott died in Monday’s Charlotte shooting where four law enforcement officers were killed and four more shot and injured.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
President Joe Biden will meet with the families of four law enforcement officers killed in a shooting in North Carolina.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Wednesday's shooting follows three teenagers who were shot on consecutive days in Milwaukee in late April.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
The youngest victim of the drive-by shooting is 3 years old and the oldest is 19, according to Fort Worth police.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Three teenagers – 15, 16 and 17 – were initially charged as adults in Cameron’s shooting, although murder charges were later dropped against the two younger teens.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
The other three shootings are still under investigation.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
The shooting sparked protests across the country and demands for Lester’s immediate arrest.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Elliott died in Monday’s Charlotte shooting where four law enforcement officers were killed and four more shot and injured.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
President Joe Biden will meet with the families of four law enforcement officers killed in a shooting in North Carolina.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Wednesday's shooting follows three teenagers who were shot on consecutive days in Milwaukee in late April.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
The youngest victim of the drive-by shooting is 3 years old and the oldest is 19, according to Fort Worth police.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Three teenagers – 15, 16 and 17 – were initially charged as adults in Cameron’s shooting, although murder charges were later dropped against the two younger teens.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
The other three shootings are still under investigation.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2024
The shooting sparked protests across the country and demands for Lester’s immediate arrest.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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