On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Gunfire. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as gunshot or shooting and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Gunfire in a sentence
Gunfire meaning
- Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
- The use of gunpowder-type weapons, mainly cannon, as opposed to swords or bayonets.
- The time of firing of the morning gun or the evening gun.
Example sentences (20)
On October 1, 2017, gunfire was opened from the Mandalay Bay hotel overlooking the Route 91 Harvest music festival.
Gunfire erupted around 9 p.m. in a parking lot near Ocean View Park, prompting a search for a gunman, police said.
Israeli forces exchanged heavy gunfire with Palestinian militants during that raid, leaving 11 Palestinians dead.
The gunfire broke out at a birthday party for Alexis Dowdell at a dance studio just off the town’s courthouse square.
Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.
Emergency services flooded St Helens Road at around 1am on Sunday (September 24) following reports of gunfire.
Heavy gunfire, loud explosions, and fighter jets roared in many parts of the capital, according to witnesses.
A witness told Reuters news agency that firing appeared to have subsided, but gunfire could still be heard.
The sound of war interrupts the uneasy moments of silence; the crackle of gunfire, the crump of tank fire.
A black Hyundai Tucson as well as Ramsey's Jeep was damaged by gunfire during the shooting, according to the incident report.
The armed men entered the bar and open gunfire on the occupants, hitting the schoolboy in the upper body.
In the end though, the day after the shooting was "more emotional" than the night of the gunfire itself.
Patients, especially those in intensive care, started to die,' he said by phone, with gunfire and explosions in the background.
Several soldiers were lightly wounded in the attacks and responded by firing at the sources of gunfire.
But as he entered the neighborhood with two other officers and a soldier, he was ambushed by gunfire from a second-floor window.
Many shops were also looted and gunfire exchanges took place between security forces and gang members.
Survivors spoke of tear gas being fired indiscriminately, forcing residents to flee, before gunfire erupted from all directions.
A manhunt continues for the suspect accused of shooting five neighbors "execution style" after a dispute over gunfire Friday night,.
Great - the gunfire / fireworks have just started and I only have 2/3 of a bottle of tequila left.
The ministry said that Arref Abdel Nasser Arref Lahlouh, 22, was killed “by Israeli gunfire,” near the Palestinian city of Qalqilya.
Common combinations with gunfire
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of gunfire 38×
- by gunfire 31×
- the gunfire 21×
- gunfire and 20×
- gunfire erupted 16×
- gunfire in 13×
- gunfire was 10×
- gunfire with 9×
- and gunfire 7×
- opened gunfire 7×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word gunfire. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.