: a hostile encounter in which antagonists with guns shoot at each other
Examples of gunfight in a Sentence
There was a gunfight between the rival gangs.
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Last month, three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Among the dead in the violence that broke out just as the bars were closing on that cool spring night were Joshua Hoye-Lucchessi, 32; Sergio Harris, 38; and Devazia Turner, 29 — all believed to have been participants in the gunfight.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Her other sister, Antoinette Taylor, had a fiancé, Malieke Thomas, 55, who was paralyzed on the front lawn after engaging in a brief gunfight with Pouncey.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Later on in the film, Jason shoots Allen in a gunfight.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Among the dead in the violence that broke out just as the bars were closing on that cool spring night were Joshua Hoye-Lucchessi, 32; Sergio Harris, 38; and Devazia Turner, 29 — all believed to have been participants in the gunfight.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Her other sister, Antoinette Taylor, had a fiancé, Malieke Thomas, 55, who was paralyzed on the front lawn after engaging in a brief gunfight with Pouncey.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Later on in the film, Jason shoots Allen in a gunfight.
—Ryan Brennan
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gunfight
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“Gunfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfight. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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