noun
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shot fired from a gun
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gunshot wounds
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the range of a gun
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the shooting of a gun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of gunshot
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; gun 1, shot 1
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The first witness, Garry Dale, a Las Vegas Metro police officer, testified that he saw Shakur pulled out of the car with gunshot wounds and rode in the ambulance with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“We may not have gunshot wounds, but we have plenty of bungee-jumping accidents,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The gunshot clack that follows is resin on resin, the cue ball rippling off the pack of reds, signalling the start of a stage show without a script.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
The company’s catalog includes license plate readers, gunshot detectors and automated drones, with plans to expand into even more massive people-tracking software.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
Another bang sounded behind us, but this time, it wasn’t a gunshot.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
US President Donald Trump and other attendees were evacuated Saturday night after gunshots were fired at a glitzy media gala in Washington.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
Prosecutors said Gonzales then delayed action, waiting on the east side of the school for backup and more cover as gunshots sounded and he relayed the shooter’s location on his radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
A group of British soldiers, who had inadvertently taken a wrong turn on their way back from a golf game, heard the gunshots and rushed to the scene.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
Bustos, who was paralyzed for nearly a year after surviving gunshots, said he had suffered indignities at nursing homes, including a grisly bedsore on his back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2024
There was no sound but the wind and the water, no voices, certainly no gunshots.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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