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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Anne Thompson: The cinematographer Jomo Fray had to adopt a whole new way of shooting which was certainly not instinctive.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2024
Season 7 The aftermath of the shooting in season 6 plays out in devastating turns for every character at the hospital.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
Police arrested a suspect Wednesday following the shooting death of a community college student on the University of Arizona campus Sept. 22.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner after the governor rejected a recommendation from the state's parole board to spare his life.
—CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2024
Season 7 The aftermath of the shooting in season 6 plays out in devastating turns for every character at the hospital.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
Police arrested a suspect Wednesday following the shooting death of a community college student on the University of Arizona campus Sept. 22.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner after the governor rejected a recommendation from the state's parole board to spare his life.
—CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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