gunshot
noun
gun·shot
ˈgən-ˌshät 
1
: shot or a projectile fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
3
: the firing of a gun
Examples of gunshot in a Sentence
He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
Recent Examples on the Web
Local hospitals told emergency dispatchers soon afterward that people were arriving in their emergency departments with gunshot wounds.
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CBS News, 2 June 2024
Three other people suffered gunshot wounds in the bizarre attack that called into question the mental competency of the then-21-year-old, who had been a previous ward of Sacramento juvenile court.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 1 June 2024
According to a joint statement released by Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Acton Chief of Police James Cogan on Thursday, May 30, an unnamed 16-year-old girl and her stepfather Juliano Santana were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in Santana's vehicle this week.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Arriving officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in the front yard of a residence.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
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CBS News, 2 June 2024
Three other people suffered gunshot wounds in the bizarre attack that called into question the mental competency of the then-21-year-old, who had been a previous ward of Sacramento juvenile court.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 1 June 2024
According to a joint statement released by Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Acton Chief of Police James Cogan on Thursday, May 30, an unnamed 16-year-old girl and her stepfather Juliano Santana were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in Santana's vehicle this week.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
Arriving officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in the front yard of a residence.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
within gunshot
3
: the firing of a gun
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