gunfire

[ UK /ɡˈʌnfa‍ɪ‍ə/ ]
[ US /ˈɡənˌfaɪɝ, ˈɡənˌfaɪɹ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of shooting a gun
    the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders
    they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
    they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire
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How To Use gunfire In A Sentence

  • At least two of the job seekers were wounded by gunfire.
  • Enemies struck by gunfire don't just fall over backwards; they jet blood like the lawn sprinkler in Hell, then collapse into a heap.
  • They were killed in an exchange of gunfire between riot police and demonstrators.
  • Gunmen have killed two American soldiers and injured four others in the latest wave of gunfire and explosions.
  • We heard the rapid crackle of automatic gunfire.
  • The sound of gunfire was too close for comfort.
  • Close manoeuvring, defending against air and submarine attacks, naval gunfire shoots, practising replenishment operations at sea and helicopter operations will be among the evolutions which should keep the teenagers excited.
  • The first obvious difference from the manga is in the appearance of the central character, Deunan, who in the manga is more-or-less a regular self-capable woman with an unusual skill for violence and mayhem, but who in the anime has become a short-haired tomboy whose fighting skills ascend to the level of gravity-defying superpowers, as she is capable of backflipping over enemy gunfire in slow-motion. Archive 2007-08-01
  • The deafening echo of gunfire roused Lourdes from her sleep.
  • His trainer wasn't sure what trauma pushed him over the edge — the explosions around the camp perhaps, or gunfire from the rifle range. Shell-Shocked Dog of War Finds a Home With the Family of a Fallen Hero
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