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shooting

noun as in firing a weapon

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noun as in a sport

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Example Sentences

Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.

In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.

Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.

He appears only normal, even in video footage from just two minutes before the shooting.

The phone is apparently the one he took from his girlfriend after shooting her outside Baltimore and heading for New York.

Then one of the magter came in and Brion hesitated before shooting.

Calkilate we should do ourselves more harm than him by shooting down his people.

Arnold, after he had a dozen times expressed his delight at my return, asked if I had seen any shooting.

People are busy ballooning or driving; shooting like stars along railroads; or migrating like swallows or wild-geese.

“Akhab Khan prevented those Shia dogs from shooting you and Mayne-sahib,” went on the low murmur.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shooting, such as: firing, gunfire, blasting, discharging, gunning, and pulling the trigger.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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