gunfight

noun

gun·fight ˈgən-ˌfīt

: a hostile encounter in which antagonists with guns shoot at each other

gunfighter

ˈgən-ˌfī-tər

noun

Examples of gunfight in a Sentence

There was a gunfight between the rival gangs.

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The plot gets more ridiculous from there but everyone in the cast — especially Evans — sells it with a wink while director/co-screenwriter George Huang stages martial-arts brawls and gunfights. —

Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 In nearby Pinal County Historical Museum, 715 S. Main St., visitors can wander past a room of lovely cactus furniture built in the 1930s, get the details on a famous gunfight and learn more about the state prison. —

Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024 To rescue him without starting an all-out gunfight, Knight sacrifices her sweet new California ride, plowing it into the van. —

Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024 There is a gunfight sequence, glimpsed in the trailer for Tubi‘s 90-minute Wynonna: Earp Vengeance special, that in full is pretty damn cool. —

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gunfight