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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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Less than ten minutes later, at that same rally, gunfire rang out and a sick and deranged assassin unloaded eight bullets from his sniper's perch into a crowd of many thousands of people.
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NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
The gunfire erupted about 10:50 p.m. outside The Grill by Miss G in the 21900 block of Foothill Boulevard, according to a statement from police Officer Jessica Banuelos.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Throughout the night, gunfire continued, and rioters recrossed the creek to torch the remaining buildings in the Chinese quarter.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Everyone in the house lay on the floor until the gunfire ended.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
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NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
The gunfire erupted about 10:50 p.m. outside The Grill by Miss G in the 21900 block of Foothill Boulevard, according to a statement from police Officer Jessica Banuelos.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Throughout the night, gunfire continued, and rioters recrossed the creek to torch the remaining buildings in the Chinese quarter.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Everyone in the house lay on the floor until the gunfire ended.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gunfire
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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