gunfire

Example Sentences

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Cole recorded video of the training just outside the hospital and the sounds of simulated gunfire can be heard in the background of the post on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

A series of military exercises taking place in empty buildings across the Southland are scaring residents and rattling neighbors as the sound of gunfire rings out in the dark and troops descend from helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Trump administration officials affirmed Cole Allen shot a Secret Service officer, extinguishing doubt about the source of the gunfire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

As the investigation has evolved, prosecutors' statements have changed on whether the suspect shot a US Secret Service officer as gunfire rang out at the Washington Hilton last Saturday.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Quick as gunfire, Ramfis leapt to his feet and crouched between his father and our frozen tableau.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez