gunman

Example Sentences

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Some former law-enforcement officials said the process functioned as intended given that the gunman didn’t make it into the dinner itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Some in the press corps, exhausted and rattled after a gunman interrupted their dinner, were grateful for the crumbs.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Even as major news networks aired early, inaccurate information about the gunman, public ire was directed at influencers citing their reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

He noted that one thing should be "clear" - the gunman was one floor away, "with hundreds of federal agents between him and the President of the United States".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

You understood that it was better to ride a black horse and dress in black like a personification of evil, so as not to be scoped by a gunman in the night.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann