plural shootings
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: the act of shooting a gun
But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …—
Harriet de Rosišre
Harriet de Rosišre2
: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people
a drive-by shooting
mass shootings
… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.—Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick3
: the act of photographing or filming someone or something
A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergThat part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergExamples of shooting in a Sentence
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Harmon said her daughters couldn’t get out of bed for a week after the shooting.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The best-case result would be 6% fewer shootings in Chicago.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2024
The federal spigot to fund gun research and data reopened somewhat following the Parkland school mass shooting in 2018 that left 17 people dead.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Jurors heard opening statements Wednesday in a civil case filed after a Jackson County deputy killed a man and injured a woman in a 2019 shooting.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
Officers spoke to witnesses and learned that prior to the shooting hundreds of people had gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of a motorcycle club.
Evidence, including video surveillance, showed that Johns was shot as two groups exchanged gunfire from opposite sides of the street.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024
Shortly after the shooting, investigators found the murder weapon – a 9mm handgun – submerged in a pond behind Singh’s apartment.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
The woman who owns the home where the shooting occurred told WFAA-TV that the event was a senior prom after-party for her son, who attends Arlington Heights High School.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
The Harris County District Attorney's Office will refer the shooting to a grand jury, police said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 May 2024
Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The best-case result would be 6% fewer shootings in Chicago.
—Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2024
The federal spigot to fund gun research and data reopened somewhat following the Parkland school mass shooting in 2018 that left 17 people dead.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Jurors heard opening statements Wednesday in a civil case filed after a Jackson County deputy killed a man and injured a woman in a 2019 shooting.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
Officers spoke to witnesses and learned that prior to the shooting hundreds of people had gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of a motorcycle club.
Evidence, including video surveillance, showed that Johns was shot as two groups exchanged gunfire from opposite sides of the street.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024
Shortly after the shooting, investigators found the murder weapon – a 9mm handgun – submerged in a pond behind Singh’s apartment.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024
The woman who owns the home where the shooting occurred told WFAA-TV that the event was a senior prom after-party for her son, who attends Arlington Heights High School.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
The Harris County District Attorney's Office will refer the shooting to a grand jury, police said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 May 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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