gunshot
the range of a gun: The bear was out of gunshot.
made by a gunshot.
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How to use gunshot in a sentence
Swalwell paused, and the Senate was silent as the sound of the gunshot resonated from the video.
House impeachment managers emphasize the danger to Pence and other top officials in harrowing retelling of Jan. 6 attack | Amy Gardner, Karoun Demirjian, Felicia Sonmez, Paul Kane | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostAs he brings it down, the first gunshot is heard on the video.
Video shows fatal shooting of man by Montgomery County sheriff’s deputy | Ian Duncan, Dan Morse | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostStewart was driven to the hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds and died a little later, authorities said.
The passenger was hospitalized with gunshot wounds but survived and has been released, Metro officials said.
911 call released in FBI Metro shooting details possible attack on agent before encounter | Dan Morse | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostThey found John Woo Jang, 66, of Laurel, with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
Four men charged in fatal shooting of food mart employee in Maryland | Katie Mettler | January 21, 2021 | Washington Post
Seven years later, he was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the head in what was ruled a suicide.
Jeremy Renner Opens Up About Marriage, His Problems with the Media, and the Future of Hawk-Eye | Marlow Stern | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA wooden chair whizzed past my left ear and smashed into the steel door like a gunshot.
Inside a Hospital for the Criminally Insane | Caitlin Dickson | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt took a gunshot, however, to make the story public property.
The most seriously wounded, 11-year-old Tymisha Washington, was listed in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds.
Two Reuters journalists at the scene reported seeing two dead bodies, one with gunshot wounds to the head.
Deadly Shootout in Ukraine Raises Fears of Russian Invasion | Jamie Dettmer | April 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had made a study of gunshot wounds, and deemed himself fortunate to be in when Mr. Warden called.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe starting-signal was to be a gunshot, the gun to be fired five minutes after a first warning shot.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithFor two long days and nights the chase kept up, during which the Constitution was kept, by weary labor, just out of gunshot ahead.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousIt was five o'clock before the Yankee ship came up within gunshot.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousAt less than a gunshot from where I stood was as plainly defined a seabeach as one could wish to see.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose Bierce
British Dictionary definitions for gunshot
/ (ˈɡʌnˌʃɒt) /
shot fired from a gun
(as modifier): gunshot wounds
the range of a gun
the shooting of a gun
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