How to Use gunshot in a Sentence

gunshot

noun
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  • He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
  • Sanchez Ramos falls to the ground with fatal gunshot wounds.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2023
  • The body was found near the shore, about 20 miles south of Cassville, and had an apparent gunshot wound.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • The man, two women, and six children all had gunshot wounds to their legs.
    — Nora Mathison, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Officers found a man dead in the doorway with at least one gunshot wound to the head.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The victim suffered at least one gunshot wound to his back.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • Deputies who arrived at the scene found teen's stepfather, who owns the home, with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Night is when most of the fighting takes place, the calm shattered by sounds of gunshots and the sight of buildings set ablaze in the distance.
    — Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2023
  • Then, the officers say, gunshots came from inside the tent.
    — Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Hernandez was found dead with a gunshot wound to the upper body.
    — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Vasquez was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 June 2023
  • The teacher suffered gunshot wounds to her hand and chest but survived.
    — Brian Todd, CNN, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Fleming died from a gunshot wound to the head, officials said.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The girl sustained one gunshot wound to her right lower leg, and survived.
    — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Schulz was also found conscious at the home with a gunshot wound to his head, said police.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and manner homicide, prosecutors said.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The other man, 35-year-old Christopher Sean Robertson, died of a gunshot wound.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 20 June 2023
  • The union has pushed to implement gunshot detection for at least the past five years.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Carey has the skills to guide you out of a fire fight, negotiate through a rebel checkpoint and deal with a gunshot wound.
    — Rob Williams, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Two days later, her body was found on the banks of the Eklutna River, bound with duct tape and with a gunshot wound to the back of her head.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The unidentified 32-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound, police said.
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The gunshots rang out at 8:13 a.m., echoing across the high school football field and middle school garden.
    — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Thomas was found on the ground between two cars and suffering from a gunshot wound and pronounced dead.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 June 2023
  • Responding police found the 12-year-old with a gunshot wound.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2023
  • Police found a man in the parking lot near a vehicle with gunshot wounds.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The victim, who was suffering from gunshot wounds, died at the scene, police said.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Each victim had at least one gunshot wound, officials said at the time.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Wilson’s body was found with multiple gunshot wounds at a friend’s home in Austin in May 2022.
    — Rebeccah Glaser, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Police said later that the male victim suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • One of the officers suffered a gunshot wound to his rear left shoulder while the other was shot in the right groin and right forearm.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023

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