gunshot
noun
gun·shot
ˈgən-ˌshät 
1
: shot or a projectile fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
3
: the firing of a gun
Examples of gunshot in a Sentence
He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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Officers found a man and woman in the street, suffering from gunshot wounds, DiMartino said.
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Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Just over 30 minutes later, at 10:12 p.m., a 39-year-old sustained fatal gunshot wounds in a shooting on the 4200 block of North 51st Boulevard.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
The man suffered 11 gunshot wounds to various parts of his body and was listed in critical condition following the shooting.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Shortly after noon on July 11, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the emergency room at Methodist Hospital after a child arrived with gunshot wounds.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Just over 30 minutes later, at 10:12 p.m., a 39-year-old sustained fatal gunshot wounds in a shooting on the 4200 block of North 51st Boulevard.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
The man suffered 11 gunshot wounds to various parts of his body and was listed in critical condition following the shooting.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Shortly after noon on July 11, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the emergency room at Methodist Hospital after a child arrived with gunshot wounds.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
within gunshot
3
: the firing of a gun
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