Below you will find example sentences with "gun violence". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Gun Violence in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: violence
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 28
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 34.5 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 4 start, 14 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "gun violence" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 34.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as act of gun violence in terms, affected by gun violence, affected, communities and year stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with domestic violence, gun control, sexual violence, domestic violence, sexual violence and family violence, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with gun violence
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
We sat down with Freedia and discussed gun violence, why this film is important and some advice for families who are also affected by gun violence. (26 words)
In response to rising gun violence, Congress last year passed its first gun safety measure in decades500 state gun safety measures have passed in the past decade. (27 words)
The rest of the series will focus on incorporating the reputational, legal, and financial risks of gun violence into investment processes and contributing to reducing gun violence. (27 words)
Whether a gun goes off accidentally, someone commits suicide on campus or someone purposefully brings a gun to a school in order to create panic, gun violence on school campuses has become an increasingly large concern for many people across the nation. (42 words)
A 2013 study by The Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania showed that gun violence featured in the year’s most profitable PG-13 movies lapped the gun violence showcased in that year’s most popular R-rated features. (42 words)
About 300 people showed up to the event for a roundtable discussion about gun violence in the U.S., the high rates of gun-related suicides in the South Bay and increasing number of stolen weapons and other gun-related crimes. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 2021 while unveiling tighter gun legislation alongside Murphy, Oliver’s voice cracked as she lamented the gun violence that disproportionately affected cities in the state and lamented what she suggested was runaway gun violence.
Biden tasked Harris with leading the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which helps local communities implement that 2022 bipartisan gun legislation and aids communities impacted by gun violence.
Hundreds of students are gathering at Seattle’s Occidental Park for the “” rally Friday afternoon to call attention to gun violence that occurs outside of schools — and to call for stricter gun laws to prevent gun violence everywhere.
We need to combat violence in three key ways: addressing violence as a public health issue by providing trauma treatment and mental health services; curbing illegal gun access; and revitalizing schools and communities afflicted by gun violence.
In response to rising gun violence, Congress last year passed its first gun safety measure in decades500 state gun safety measures have passed in the past decade.
Staton also called out her home state for not doing enough to stop gun violence, citing the state’s policies on gun permits, gun owner and seller licensure, and background checks.
About 300 people showed up to the event for a roundtable discussion about gun violence in the U.S., the high rates of gun-related suicides in the South Bay and increasing number of stolen weapons and other gun-related crimes.
To make the march possible, the Port Clergy Association received a $5,000 grant from Everytown For Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization which advocates for gun control and against gun violence.
Whether a gun goes off accidentally, someone commits suicide on campus or someone purposefully brings a gun to a school in order to create panic, gun violence on school campuses has become an increasingly large concern for many people across the nation.
Johnson said he lost his son to gun violence years ago, and joined the Lincoln Park church to help its mission to do more when comes to combatting gun violence against children.
The first letter was addressing gun violence in Milwaukee bringing awareness and advocacy trying to make sure that something is done about gun violence in Milwaukee because of the increase over the last couple of years.
The Portland Police Bureau still doesn’t track enough data to evaluate whether its gun violence intervention tactics are effective at measurably reducing gun violence, a follow-up report from the city auditor found.
The rest of the series will focus on incorporating the reputational, legal, and financial risks of gun violence into investment processes and contributing to reducing gun violence.
The shooting likely ranks as Baltimore’s largest single act of gun violence in terms of number of victims dating back to 2014, according to the Baltimore Sun newspaper, citing the earliest data kept by the nonprofit Gun Violence Archive.
US Representative Lucy McBath (C), Democrat from Georgia, speaks about gun violence alongside others who have been affected by gun violence, L-R, Abbey Clements, Kim Rubio, Melody McFadden and Edgar Vilchez in Chicago, Aug. 22, 2024.
We sat down with Freedia and discussed gun violence, why this film is important and some advice for families who are also affected by gun violence.
Ruth Zakarin, executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, a coalition of 94 organizations working to stop gun violence within the state, said she was concerned about the recent upward trend in shootings within the city.
The amount of gun violence in top-grossing PG-13 movies has continued to exceed the gun violence in the biggest box-office R-rated films, an analysis shows.
A 2013 study by The Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania showed that gun violence featured in the year’s most profitable PG-13 movies lapped the gun violence showcased in that year’s most popular R-rated features.
For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should be able to complete epidemiologic studies on the impact of gun violence on populations and study the psychological triggers or signs that lead to gun violence.