plural shootings
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: the act of shooting a gun
But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …—
Harriet de Rosišre
Harriet de Rosišre2
: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people
a drive-by shooting
mass shootings
… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.—Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick3
: the act of photographing or filming someone or something
A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergThat part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergExamples of shooting in a Sentence
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Two separate homicide teams, one at each shooting scene, are conducting the investigation.
—Nbc San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Antioch recorded 15 shootings in September alone, police said.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Often the rookie spends several minutes adjusting their chair, finding the right eye relief, and remembering their shooting form before ever squeezing the trigger for that first dry fire.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
By the end of the night, the Anteaters had held a double-digit lead for the final 32 minutes and limited the Lions to 33% shooting (20 for 60) and 27% (7 for 26) from long range.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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Nbc San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Antioch recorded 15 shootings in September alone, police said.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Often the rookie spends several minutes adjusting their chair, finding the right eye relief, and remembering their shooting form before ever squeezing the trigger for that first dry fire.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
By the end of the night, the Anteaters had held a double-digit lead for the final 32 minutes and limited the Lions to 33% shooting (20 for 60) and 27% (7 for 26) from long range.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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