How do you use Gunshot in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like gunfire or shooting, plus the exact meaning.
Gunshot meaning
- The act of discharging a firearm.
- The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.
- A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.
Using Gunshot
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of discharging a firearm. | The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun. | A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.
- Useful related words include: gunfire, shooting, shot.
- In the example corpus, gunshot often appears in combinations such as: gunshot wound, gunshot wounds, with gunshot.
Context around Gunshot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gunshot
- In this selection, "gunshot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, multiple, used, inflicted, wound, wounds and injuries stand out and add context to how "gunshot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include with a gunshot wound to, from a gunshot wound to and gunshot wound. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gunshot" sits close to words such as containers, narendra and quantities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gunshot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All four gunshot victims were transported to an area hospital. (10 words)
Additionally, Gascón revealed that O’Connell had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. (11 words)
A 13-year-old girl was found outside the rented with a gunshot to her right buttock, police added. (19 words)
The 15-year-old Willmar male then was able to put Dickerson in a chokehold from behind outside of the vehicle and they both stumbled toward the vehicle, where a gunshot was heard and the Willmar teenager was seen with a gunshot to his face. (45 words)
In the course of the night, Baader was found dead with a gunshot wound in the back of his head and Ensslin was found hanged in her cell; Raspe died in the hospital the next day from a gunshot wound to the head. (43 words)
During the examination it was found that Treminio received 7 gunshot injuries some to the body and some to the head whilst Christopher Calderon received 6 gunshot injuries; some to the body and some to the head. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dominick's cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds, while Dale's cause of death is listed as gunshot wounds to the head.
A report by a widely used gunshot detection firm says human employees are given broad discretion to decide whether a sound is a gunshot, thunder or nothing.
His colleagues who heard the sound of gunshot had rushed to the scene of the incident, only to find the soldier in the pool of his blood with gunshot wounds on the head.
Police reported that they also found a 41-year-old man suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and a 42-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the left hand.
The 15-year-old Willmar male then was able to put Dickerson in a chokehold from behind outside of the vehicle and they both stumbled toward the vehicle, where a gunshot was heard and the Willmar teenager was seen with a gunshot to his face.
American company uses sensors and machine learning algorithms to help triangulate the precise location of a gunshot, accurately pinpointing a gunshot to within ten feet.
During the examination it was found that Treminio received 7 gunshot injuries some to the body and some to the head whilst Christopher Calderon received 6 gunshot injuries; some to the body and some to the head.
The 22-year-old is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his right hip, and the 19-year-old is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his left foot, police said.
In the course of the night, Baader was found dead with a gunshot wound in the back of his head and Ensslin was found hanged in her cell; Raspe died in the hospital the next day from a gunshot wound to the head.
A 13-year-old girl was found outside the rented with a gunshot to her right buttock, police added.
A 33-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the armpit and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
ABC News, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, said the suspect, Robert R. Card, 40, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
About 2:15 a.m. in Lake View, a 35-year-old man was found on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the chest in the 500 block of West Surf Street.
According to multiple conceptions, Big Mota was involved in a gunshot in Memphis’ Oakhaven neighborhood at 9 p.m. local time on Thursday, October 26, 2023.
According to police, the driver drove straight to the hospital where both victims were treated for multiple gunshot wounds.
According to Yahaya, during the operation, troops successfully rescued six kidnapped victims, recovered two AK47 rifles, and killed one of the bandits while scores escaped with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.
Additionally, Gascón revealed that O’Connell had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
A death investigation was underway after a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Agoura Hills, authorities said.
After the shooting, the nine injured victims, five of whom suffered gunshot wounds, were transported to the University of Louisville Hospital, three of the injured were in critical condition and required surgery.
All four gunshot victims were transported to an area hospital.
Phrases with gunshot
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with gunshot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- gunshot wound 80×
- gunshot wounds 76×
- with gunshot 50×
- from gunshot 27×
- multiple gunshot 20×
- self-inflicted gunshot 15×
- the gunshot 9×
- gunshot injuries 8×
- suffered gunshot 8×
- of gunshot 6×