Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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The ShotSpotter detection was reported at 10:41 p.m. in the area of 141 South Marshall St. where police responded and found evidence of gunfire, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Childs also died in the exchange of gunfire along with 27-year-old Amadou Diallo, who police said Monday was a bystander.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Further inquiries revealed that one of the cars had been the target of gunfire after a footballer lent it to a friend.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
There was an eight-second pause before Reed initiated another exchange of gunfire, the memo said.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Childs also died in the exchange of gunfire along with 27-year-old Amadou Diallo, who police said Monday was a bystander.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Further inquiries revealed that one of the cars had been the target of gunfire after a footballer lent it to a friend.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
There was an eight-second pause before Reed initiated another exchange of gunfire, the memo said.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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