shootout
noun
a gunfight that must end in defeat for one side or the other, as between gunfighters in the Old West, criminal groups, or law-enforcement officers and criminals.
shootouts
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pluralof shootout.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Speaking to the Paraguay fans outside the Boston stadium, moments after one of the most dramatic penalty shootouts I have ever seen, as the South American side stunned Germany.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
So what have we learned from the 360 penalties taken in 39 shootouts since 1982?
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The World Cup is into the quarter-final stage, which means we could have a few more high-stake penalty shootouts ahead of us.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Of the 26 'stutter' penalties taken during this World Cup - penalty shootouts included - 11 have not been scored, which leads to a conversion rate of 57%.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
In addition, more than 52 percent of the shootouts between extremists and police now involve white extremists.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
