shooting
- present participle of shoot.
Example Sentences
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OnScene TV video of the incident showed multiple patrol cars stationed near where the shooting took place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Total revenue climbed 13% from a year earlier to $5.7 billion, shooting past analyst estimates for $5.4 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Speaking a year after the shooting, police described the investigation as "complex" and that building its case "does take time".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Destruction and degradation of habitat kills threatened and endangered species just as surely as shooting them."
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Sometimes Grandpa lets me try shooting a rabbit.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
