shooting

Example Sentences

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Officers responding to the shooting call around 2 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Once famous for a greasy pole-climbing competition that would grant the winner a piglet, past games have included horse racing, hare coursing and shooting.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

"He didn't say who had done the shooting or who had been shot," he said.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“These people are walking into a scene that they don’t know is a scene. We’re not miking them. We planted mics and hid some cameras, and a producer is like, ‘We’re shooting a documentary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Wriggles of nerves keep shooting through my body.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler