gunshot
noun
gun·shot
ˈgən-ˌshät 
1
: shot or a projectile fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
3
: the firing of a gun
Examples of gunshot in a Sentence
He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Officers located a male victim with an apparent gunshot wound.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Tanksley died from numerous gunshot wounds to his head and body near the home’s front door.
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The shooting broke out Tuesday evening at the Townhouse Motel on West Capitol Avenue, leaving a male victim with a gunshot wound to his head, police said online.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Officers located a male victim with an apparent gunshot wound.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Tanksley died from numerous gunshot wounds to his head and body near the home’s front door.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
The shooting broke out Tuesday evening at the Townhouse Motel on West Capitol Avenue, leaving a male victim with a gunshot wound to his head, police said online.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
within gunshot
3
: the firing of a gun
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