Example Sentences

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Gunshots were reportedly heard late Thursday night in Tehran, but due to the near blackout of the internet it is difficult to verify exactly what is happening in the city.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Gunshots in movies sound like BOOOM! but in real life they go, Pop!

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2020

Gunshots could be heard on TVG, the horse-racing network that covers the races.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2018

Gunshots fired in the air, for example, intended to attract attention from rescuers were often translated as attacks upon helicopters.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2015

Gunshots in residential chambers are not common things, wherefore I got up and went to the landing, looking up the stairs and down.

From Martin Hewitt, Investigator by Morrison, Arthur