How to Use gunfire in a Sentence

gunfire

noun

• We heard gunfire in the distance.
• But the sounds of gunfire could be heard as the fire alarms blared in the background.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 7 June 2023
• The two young brothers were wounded in the leg by the gunfire.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
• At some point, the explosions and gunfire will stop, and the war in the Gaza Strip will end.
  — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2024
• When the gunfire stopped, blood and bodies littered the dance floor.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• He was also shot in the left knee and right calf by the gunfire from Carlson and Del Toro.
  — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2024
• Many of them meet twice a week to play for two hours as the rat-tat-tat of gunfire echoes across Port-au-Prince.
  — Evens Sanon and Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2023
• In video recorded as the first bursts of gunfire sounded, Aldean stops singing, then flees the stage.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2023
• The crackle of gunfire and crump of tank fire ever present.
  — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
• The bus driver pulled the bus away in an attempt to get away from the gunfire, police said.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
• The previous year, gunfire claimed the lives of 12 students.
  — Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News, 2 June 2023
• Audio from the bodycam picks up the sound of gunfire from the first incident.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2023
• School shootings and the rate of children and teens killed by gunfire both reached all-time highs since at least 1999.
  — James Bandler, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
• The city of Parkland warned residents that the sound of gunfire could last into the evening and be heard more than a mile from the school.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2023
• No one was hit by the gunfire, but a window was shattered by a bullet.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
• At this point in the video, the apparent sound of gunfire captured by the bodycam is heard at least three times more.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
• The burst of gunfire killed Lopez-Galvan and injured 22 others, with half the victims under the age of 16.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
• Roughly half of those wounded by gunfire were under the age of 16.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
• All of this could take place within two seconds of gunfire.
  — Ese Olumhense, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
• The boy’s grandfather, who had been trying to shield his grandson from the gunfire, was shot in the hand, the release says.
  — Madeleine List The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 5 July 2023
• At some point during the exchange of gunfire, Owens was also shot.
  — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
• The car was stopped at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip when a white Cadillac pulled up on the passenger side and gunfire rang out.
  — Rio Yamat and Ken Ritter The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
• The gunfire sent people fleeing out the back of the store, followed by the shooter seconds later, the sheriff said.
  — Jennifer Henderson, CNN, 29 Aug. 2023
• The pop of gunfire ricocheted through the streets, and the demonstrators started running for their lives.
  — John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
• Cindy Lao’s line dance was destroyed by gunfire a year ago, but her spirit wasn’t.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Three other people were in the car with the teen during the gunfire, but police said no one else was injured.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
• The gunfire came from a public housing unit across the street from the park when the suspect allegedly shot at a car, police said.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
• In the footage, DeHart is seen slamming his door shut and releasing a barrage of gunfire towards both of the deputies.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2024
• The shooting was the second time this fall that a police officer has been struck by gunfire in the District.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• Bursts of gunfire left Fagbemi and an 18-year-old woman dead and wounded dozens of others.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024