Below you will find example sentences with "mass shootings". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Mass Shootings in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: mass
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 16
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.2 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "mass shootings" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 1 5 mass shootings per day, day three mass shootings in california, violence, gun and people stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with mass shooting, mass destruction, mass media, reaction mass, gravitational mass and body mass, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with mass shootings
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Under the broader definition of mass shootings, America has around one mass shooting a day. (15 words)
The images from the two mass shootings this past weekend — in — were, as with all mass shootings, devastating. (18 words)
For young people — at least in the United States — school shootings and mass shootings feel like an everyday, inevitable occurrence. (20 words)
There have been 283 North American mass shootings in 2019 alone, so the topic is on the minds of a lot of people and there is a big debate as to why these shootings keep occurring. (36 words)
If you look the places with the most mass shootings are the states and areas with the most gun control; however, on the other hand, where there is open and concealed carry there is less shootings. (36 words)
In response to the mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton, the media have devoted time and space recently discussing the common characteristics shared by mass shooters (Google "Four commonalities of mass shooters"). (34 words)
After all, given how many mass shootings we have all endured, shouldn’t our minds be veritable atlases of bloody grief? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
Just two days into the month, this is one of three mass shootings in July and one of 338 mass shootings in the US in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
So far, in 2023, there have been at least 85 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an average of about 1.5 mass shootings per day.
At least 397 mass shootings have taken place so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, which defines mass shootings as those in which four or more victims are shot.
President Trump addresses mass shootings President Donald Trump addresses the nation following two mass shootings that left at least 29 people dead.
The images from the two mass shootings this past weekend — in — were, as with all mass shootings, devastating.
In response to the mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton, the media have devoted time and space recently discussing the common characteristics shared by mass shooters (Google "Four commonalities of mass shooters").
Meanwhile, 2023 is on track to set a new record for the most mass shootings, according to Education Week, which reports there have already been 24 school shootings that resulted in injuries or deaths.
For young people — at least in the United States — school shootings and mass shootings feel like an everyday, inevitable occurrence.
There have been 283 North American mass shootings in 2019 alone, so the topic is on the minds of a lot of people and there is a big debate as to why these shootings keep occurring.
An FBI study analyzing 163 instances of mass shootings found was stopped by an armed person, compared to 21 shootings that were stopped by unarmed people.
If you look the places with the most mass shootings are the states and areas with the most gun control; however, on the other hand, where there is open and concealed carry there is less shootings.
Mass shootings account for the vast majority of mass killings, though there are examples where the perpetrator used knives or other weapons as well.
The Gun Violence Archive in its report titled Mass Shootings in 2019 has published a comprehensive chart giving the State-wise details of mass shootingss.
Under the broader definition of mass shootings, America has around one mass shooting a day.
In a third of the public mass shootings during that time period the gunman had a history of violence against women – domestic abuse is a more common trait among mass murderers than mental illness.
With the continuous rise in mass shootings, we seem to be unaware of the mass amounts of violence that are not shown on the news.
A criminal justice professor says the MAC-10 firearm has rarely been used in mass shootings, which are defined as those in which at least four people die.
Admittedly, there was quite a lot of news breaking that day: three mass shootings in California, classified documents being found in Mike Pence’s house, Abrams tanks being shipped to Ukraine.
Advocates say the disinformation and focus on the shooter’s gender are distracting from needed discussions about how to prevent mass shootings.
After all, given how many mass shootings we have all endured, shouldn’t our minds be veritable atlases of bloody grief?