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We heard gunfire in the distance.
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At least 85 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes or gunfire across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, most in Gaza City, according to the territory’s health ministry.
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Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Four of the detectives were struck and went down, while a fifth detective and the deputy sheriff returned gunfire, Barker said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
While officers were attempting to serve the arrest warrant, they were met with gunfire.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Last year, 23 MPS students died due to gunfire, with many coming as a result of arguments, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report found.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Four of the detectives were struck and went down, while a fifth detective and the deputy sheriff returned gunfire, Barker said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
While officers were attempting to serve the arrest warrant, they were met with gunfire.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Last year, 23 MPS students died due to gunfire, with many coming as a result of arguments, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report found.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 2025.
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gunfire
noun
gun·fire
-ˌfī(ə)r 
: the firing of guns
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