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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The first officer to arrive, Robert Allsup, broke through the front door and found Mohammed straddling the victim while holding a kitchen knife, Santa Clara police Chief Cory Morgan said at a news conference days after the shooting.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Walz and Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators are calling for new policies including a state ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons like the AR-15, which was used in the Annunciation shooting.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Gamble confirmed that there were no protests outside the ABC10 building at the time of the shooting.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Her standout moments included the first 24-point, 14-assist, zero-turnover game in WNBA history and a 30-point, seven-rebound, seven-assist performance on 75 percent shooting.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Walz and Democratic-Farmer-Labor legislators are calling for new policies including a state ban on semiautomatic assault-style weapons like the AR-15, which was used in the Annunciation shooting.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Gamble confirmed that there were no protests outside the ABC10 building at the time of the shooting.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Her standout moments included the first 24-point, 14-assist, zero-turnover game in WNBA history and a 30-point, seven-rebound, seven-assist performance on 75 percent shooting.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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