How do you use Gunshot in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like gunfire or shooting, plus the exact meaning.

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Gunshot in a sentence

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Gunshot meaning

  1. The act of discharging a firearm.
  2. The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.
  3. A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.

Synonyms of Gunshot

Example sentences (20)

Despite the bloodshed on New Year’s Eve, employees remain optimistic after the city’s final deadly gunshot of 2022.

Authorities found a man with a gunshot wound to the face and took him a hospital in critical condition, police said.

Officers found a 26-year-old man with gunshot wounds who was taken to hospital in stable condition, Albanese said.

A 33-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the armpit and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A male passenger, 37, was fatally wounded, while the driver, 44, sustained a gunshot wound to the head, but survived.

At approximately 8 p.m., Doerr was discovered deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

A man, age not confirmed, suffering from a gunshot wound was located and taken to hospital where he later died.

At about 9:10 p.m. that night, police responded to 2901 Walnut Bend Lane and found Debase with multiple gunshot wounds.

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First District officers, responding to a shooting report, discovered a young man suffering from gunshot wounds.

Lawmen say, when they got to the scene the men were bleeding from gunshot wounds to their heads and upper body.

It was also stated that there were two gunshot entry wounds seen to the left of McPherson’s neck with no exit.

According to police, the driver drove straight to the hospital where both victims were treated for multiple gunshot wounds.

At the secondary location, a 12-year-old girl was found suffering a gunshot wound to her lower extremities.

Both appeared to have sustained lacerations, and the woman sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

A death investigation was underway after a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in Agoura Hills, authorities said.

Apparently, a gunshot was fired, or a smoke signal was sent (really!) to inform the whalers of a sighting.

One of the injured was a 12-year-old boy who had four gunshot wounds, a hospital official told the media.

During a previous news conference Monday, the sheriff confirmed all six victims died of gunshot wounds.

Her death from multiple gunshot wounds was ruled a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said Sunday.

EMS rushed the victim to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he died from the gunshot wound 31 days later.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gunshot" in a sentence?
An example: "Despite the bloodshed on New Year’s Eve, employees remain optimistic after the city’s final deadly gunshot of 2022." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "gunshot" from real English texts.
What does "gunshot" mean?
Gunshot means: The act of discharging a firearm.
What are synonyms of "gunshot"?
Common synonyms of "gunshot" include: gunfire, shooting, shot.
How many example sentences with "gunshot" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "gunshot", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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