plural shootings
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: the act of shooting a gun
But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …—
Harriet de Rosišre
Harriet de Rosišre2
: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people
a drive-by shooting
mass shootings
… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.—Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick3
: the act of photographing or filming someone or something
A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergThat part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergExamples of shooting in a Sentence
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Baltimore police have launched their first homicide investigation of 2026 following a shooting that took place Saturday afternoon.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Meadow scored a career-high 25 points on a 9-for-19 shooting performance.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
J'Mani Ingram had a game-high 30 points off the bench on 12-of-18 shooting from the field to lead Louisiana-Monroe (6-7, 1-3).
—Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
Only two of nearly 376 officers responding to the shooting have been charged, leaving families questioning whether justice is possible after four years.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Meadow scored a career-high 25 points on a 9-for-19 shooting performance.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
J'Mani Ingram had a game-high 30 points off the bench on 12-of-18 shooting from the field to lead Louisiana-Monroe (6-7, 1-3).
—Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
Only two of nearly 376 officers responding to the shooting have been charged, leaving families questioning whether justice is possible after four years.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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