gunplay
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gunplay
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“Normal” sits exactly in that zone of excessive gunplay punctuated by needle drops and ironic expressions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
The gunplay is primary though there are some obligatory scenes of martial arts fights.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
Somehow, though, director Alejandro Monteverde recognizes the power of visual restraint, crafting "Sound of Freedom" into an action thriller with less violence and gunplay than you'd encounter on Caviezel's long-running CBS show "Person of Interest."
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023
The gunplay is a little floaty, and the map could use some more points of interest, but there’s something really fun about perching on top of Seventh Heaven with a sniper rifle.
From The Verge ● Nov. 25, 2021
There was to be no gunplay after all.
From A Man Four-Square by William MacLeod Raine
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