Examples of gunfire in a Sentence
We heard gunfire in the distance.
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As the officers deployed what Wahl described as an active shooter response at the mosque and at an adjacent school, more gunfire was reported blocks away, the chief said.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Police then received additional calls about gunfire several blocks away.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Abdullah immediately radioed the nearby school, calling for a lockdown, before engaging in gunfire with the suspects.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
When violent crime is happening, the greater invasion of privacy is gunfire in neighborhoods, not a camera on a public street.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Police then received additional calls about gunfire several blocks away.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Abdullah immediately radioed the nearby school, calling for a lockdown, before engaging in gunfire with the suspects.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
When violent crime is happening, the greater invasion of privacy is gunfire in neighborhoods, not a camera on a public street.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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“Gunfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunfire. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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