gunfire

Example Sentences

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Who still cares about the women who marched bareheaded under gunfire in the streets of Tehran?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Cayetano said Dela Rosa's disappearance was discovered shortly after police announced Thursday the arrest of a person in connection the gunfire.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Trump administration officials affirmed Cole Allen shot a Secret Service officer, extinguishing doubt about the source of the gunfire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

US President Donald Trump has been rushed from the White House Correspondents' dinner as gunfire was heard inside a Washington DC hotel.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“Not a one. No boat, no boat wakes, no ricochets off boats, no boat gunfire, no torpedo wakes.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin