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
The troopers followed behind, every muscle tensed for the sudden gunfire.
He was captured after exchanging gunfire with police. Times, Sunday Times
A woman and her son were critically wounded by gunfire.
As the programme changed, the room filled with the screech of brakes and rapid gunfire of a pseudo Western. PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW
He saw another Indian dismount and pull the picket pin of a horse near the tent, untouched by gunfire then but struck from his horse after he dashed away.
I’m trying to stay very optimistic and excited about the whole thing, but deep down I know that I’m going down in a blaze of gunfire, in a handbasket, that is on fire, and filled with electric eels, in the midst of a meteor shower, surrounded by my mother’s nagging voice, only to end it all by being impaled on a wrought iron fence. Whitehelmet Diary Entry
There is concern among the production team that giving a lot of actors guns was not a good idea, and your columnist was unsurprised to hear the sounds of gunfire and screaming when passing the OFS today.
Even if someone does report hearing gunfire, the chance of identifying the location and catching the perpetrator is remote. Archive 2007-07-01
Five minutes later, Veronica heard three loud cracks of gunfire.
It's 6am and Basra is burning, black clouds of oily smoke drifting over the city to the east, the sound of gunfire rolling across the canal.
The city by night became increasingly anarchic with sporadic bursts of gunfire. Times, Sunday Times
With gunfire cracking all around, the soldier seized his commander's radio and relayed what had happened to other members of the platoon. Times, Sunday Times
Fires continue to belch smoke over the city and sporadic gunfire echoes through the flooded streets.
We could hear the crack of gunfire in the distance.
The Mexican baseball league has been forced to suspend a game in progress because of gunfire at a stadium.
It shows part of the rescue against a backdrop of almost continuous gunfire and flames rising from parts of the prison. Times, Sunday Times
The troopers followed behind, every muscle tensed for the sudden gunfire.
Fuel was streaming from a tank ruptured by gunfire. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
What's troubling about this is the indiscriminate nature of the gunfire.
Emailer Walt sends a link to this site, which is claiming (in Farsi) that she saw half a dozen hit by gunfire. Iran Election Live-Blogging (Monday June 15)
But Jones says one of the diciest missions -- U.S. troops secretly on the ground in Pakistan in 2008 trading gunfire with Al Qaeda. CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2009
Above the static and the crackle of automatic gunfire there was the sound of sobbing and screaming.
He opened fire, the silencers muffling the gunfire to a small puff noise.
Smith was frightened enough to move fast - the sound of gunfire was an excellent accelerator.
But they weren't thought a problem back when people were expected to do manual jobs or perform impulsive acts such as charging into gunfire. Times, Sunday Times
Buildings were set ablaze in the black neighborhood; whites and blacks exchanged gunfire.
For the first time we heard sounds of gunfire as we made our way to the north of the Serb land corridor. Broken Lives
Each charge was fast and quick, with the Indians retreating almost as soon as the gunfire erupted from the rocks.
To put a fine point on it, the closest that Lindsay Graham has come to the sound of gunfire was lawyering from a desk at McIntire Air National Guard Station – South Carolina in 1991. Waldo Jaquith - Sen. Webb’s best moment yet.
At night, from his hospital bed, he could hear the chanting and gunfire and, on the day the Shah left, the clangorous sounds of a giant celebration. The Prize
But the ambush, and the enemy flares and gunfire that followed, rattled the men of Bravo Company more than any event.
On Sunday, an Indian soldier was killed in gunfire from Pakistan's side of Kashmir. India Warns of Attacks During Obama Visit
They fanned out in a line, calmly firing volley after volley of automatic gunfire at shoppers running into the building in search of somewhere to hide. Times, Sunday Times
I was left stranded in no man's land with constant Mujahedin gunfire strafing overhead. CODE BREAKER
Enemy gunfire unusual violence, S. impinging fleets were not rush general Gui fleets. Mini Star | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
The block is "uninviting", "treeless", shadowy; the buzzer is broken; the sounds of gunfire echo in the night; a "black doberman the size of a wolf" prowls nearby. The Guardian World News
Occasional bursts of gunfire are a reminder that the rebels are still active.
The three men could hear gunfire and voices. Times, Sunday Times
With numb feet, aching limbs and the crack of gunfire ringing in our ears, a few hundred metres more seemed like a long way.
The Red Baron also flew over Evans position twice and received gunfire from the ground. What If: Who Really Killed The Red Baron? | myFiveBest
Fires continue to belch smoke over the city and sporadic gunfire echoes through the flooded streets.
It's hard to say what's worse: a summer blockbuster that treats death with video game flippancy or a dour bit of Oscar bait like this, pretending to legitimise ‘necessary’ violence through glamorous gunfire.
There were numerous occasions when the threat of gunfire caused a raider to sheer off at speed.
Fuel was streaming from a tank ruptured by gunfire. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
The soldiers pushed their advance forward in spite of heavy enemy gunfire.
The burst of automatic gunfire came from inside the building. The Sun
US and British troops attended and later joined the Australians for a Gunfire Breakfast of coffee laced with rum and a demonstration game of two-up.
He was captured after exchanging gunfire with police. Times, Sunday Times
If you closed your eyes it was easy enough to mistake that sound, that staccato of rifle and gunfire, for rain pattering onto the surface of a raincoat.
Following this exchange, the gunfire died down all along the line.
The city by night became increasingly anarchic with sporadic bursts of gunfire. Times, Sunday Times
We paddled on in tense silence, waiting for more gunfire or perhaps the twang of a banjo, but they were not interested in us.
The shockwaves of that first gunfire are still being felt in aboriginal communities today throughout the country.
A recent History essay had been handed back to me with the words `Random gunfire at an indeterminate target. MUSIC FOR BOYS
I got dizzy with the smell of the dust and the noise of the gunfire, and I prayed not to faint.
I don't know if you can hear the gunfire around me, as well as the thud of artillery, but there have been scattered gun battles, as we've been going through.
The soldiers in the open field were exposed to the enemy's gunfire.
Amid crackling gunfire, the truck sets off, disappearing behind a wall before a blast sends up plumes of grey smoke. The Sun
The sound of gunfire gradually receded and then ceased altogether.
People close their windows at night in a vain attempt to shut out the sound of gunfire.
With the gunfire, shell explosions, shrapnel flying around him, he couldn't think with all destruction going on around him.
Zion Gate" 2010 is a close-up of part of a wall built around the old city of Jerusalem by the Ottoman sultan in 1540: The massive stone blocks are pocked with holes left from gunfire during the Israeli war of independence in 1948, when the Palmach was unable to gain control of the nearby Jewish quarter. Of Lost People and Lands of Fragments
Six passengers were killed in a blaze of automatic gunfire.
I am told that on more than a few occasions, those who were lured by the aquamarine waters of the beaches on those islands have been chased away by gunfire from certain owners.
When motorized sounds roared and heavy gunfire crescendoed, he ran, so I ran too.
the disquietingly close sounds of gunfire
He was captured after exchanging gunfire with police. Times, Sunday Times
As the police visibly tighten the noose around the mansion, the guerrillas respond with rhetoric and warning bursts of gunfire.
The original burst of gunfire had subsided to two-way salvos, with one side firing far more rounds than the other.
Suspected Muslim insurgents detonated a car bomb and raked a karaoke restaurant with gunfire in Thailand's restive south, wounding at least 17 people in back-to-back attacks in the volatile region, police said Sunday. The Seattle Times
I glanced up amid the barrage of heavy gunfire. Times, Sunday Times
Tripoli was quieter yesterday, despite sporadic gunfire. The Sun
As the trumpeter sounded the gallop, the mounted squadrons faced devastating volleys of gunfire.
We heard the rapid crackle of automatic gunfire.
Two men were shot in an exchange of gunfire with the police.
The search was wrapped up, and soldiers jumped back into the vehicles-buttoning up for an expected fusillade of rocks, if not gunfire, as they left.
Munley, a diminutive cop nicknamed Mighty Mouse who was serving on the base's Special Reaction Team, moved quickly to take him down and was shot in the leg and arm in the ensuing exchange of gunfire.
He sprayed two bursts of gunfire into a crowd outside the defence ministry and injured 10 people before he was fatally wounded.
Gunfire rattled against his pectoral shields, and he staggered backwards from the blast.
Gunfire was heard at an army base close to the airport.
But they weren't thought a problem back when people were expected to do manual jobs or perform impulsive acts such as charging into gunfire. Times, Sunday Times
Indian military helicopters circled low over the site throughout the day as sporadic gunfire continued. Times, Sunday Times
Two border surveillance cameras, mounted on large steel poles, have been destroyed by gunfire.
The music was relentlessly martial: mean, metallic, unvaried, the sound of automatic gunfire. Globe and Mail
May said at least 215 people had been arrested and 27 charged over the riots, which began in the north London suburb of Tottenham on the night of Aug. 6, after a local man of Afro- Caribbean descent, Mark Duggan, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Our army is still pushing towards the next village, under heavy enemy gunfire.
Overhead we hear drones, and from our left the occasional clatter of the Apache choppers, but there is no gunfire in the streets, no armed fighters in sight.
The family regularly awoke to the sound of gunfire and tanks pounding nearby homes. Times, Sunday Times
The sound of rebel gunfire rumbled in the hills.
After marching for an hour toward the city center, they encountered what he described as a hail of gunfire directed by Gaddafi forces into the crowd. Rebel army may be formed as Tripoli fails to oust Gaddafi
Amid crackling gunfire, the truck sets off, disappearing behind a wall before a blast sends up plumes of grey smoke. The Sun
The sound of nearby gunfire interrupts the inspection, a stark reminder of the dangers never far away.
Gunfire from the other group of guarda, now behind him, followed him as he ran.
The Palestinian hospital sources said the man had been killed by random gunfire.
He woke suddenly to shouted commands, drumming horses' hoofbeats, gunfire and screaming.
He opened fire, the silencers muffling the gunfire to a small puff noise.
We covered his retreat with bursts of gunfire.
Five people were killed by gunfire and one was run over during the clashes. Times, Sunday Times
Out in the hallway Tim cursed silently as the gunfire sounded, knowing that their slim advantage had just been lost.
The sudden eruption of gunfire was so thunderous that the very air seemed to vibrate.
I heard a burst of distant gunfire .
The bombing had stopped, and all we could hear was the occasional burst of gunfire.
The aircraft were met by a hail of gunfire.
He escaped unhurt after gunfire killed one of two soldiers he was with and seriously injured the other. The Sun
he heard a spatter of gunfire
Our right to random gunfire is guaranteed by the Second Amendment. soullite says: Matthew Yglesias » CSI: Richmond
The gunfire was sporadic and seemed a long way off. Times, Sunday Times
The crackle of gunfire could be heard over the noon call to prayer.
People were desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire.
Paramedics at the scene said a woman - the flight attendant - was knifed to death and two men were killed by gunfire.
In March 1995 three American consulate officials were ambushed and their van sprayed with gunfire on a busy street in Karachi. NIMITZ CLASS
The army responded with gunfire and tear gas.
STARR: Indeed, CIA drones flying over Pakistan have killed dozens of suspected terrorists in recent years, but Jones says one of the diciest missions -- U.S. troops secretly on the ground in Pakistan in 2008 trading gunfire with al Qaeda. CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2009
After he awoke to the sound of gunfire, he could be seen fleeing the hotel with his men. Times, Sunday Times
As they walked the halls, a rattle of gunfire intruded from across the filtration ponds.
As Burns scampered up the narrow stairs to the quarterdeck, the gunfire abruptly ended: Either Smith had run out of ammunition or she had heaved herself through the hole, and Smith, like Wilson, was a denizen of the living world no more. The Monstrumologist
His sidekick dies in a storm of gunfire while the don and his aide's wife are critically wounded.
He had a narrow escape from gunfire.
The reality of moving through gunfire yet again. BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad
The Quarantine Authority helicopter gunfire had ended at dawn and she closed her eyes to a stillborn morning, until the hollow clang of her name spooked her awake. Their Dogs Came With Them
Occasional gunfire could be heard in the streets, and few British soldiers ventured out of their Warrior and Challenger II tanks.
I heard a burst of distant gunfire .
The tense silence was punctuated by bursts of gunfire.
The book is a wild sci-fi ride: human clones, recorded human memories, a villain bent on global chaos, lots automatic gunfire, presidential assassinations ... it's an action-packed hoot. An Interview with Innovative Author J.C. Hutchins
The gunfire must have sounded like a thunderclap in a clear sky to the sleeping cavalrymen and artillerists in camp between the ford and St. James Church. Cavalryman of the Lost Cause
It ended business an hour after opening when gunfire was heard in the business district. Times, Sunday Times
As if on cue, the office erupts in gunfire, as what was expected to be a standard transfer is something else entirely. The Event Episode Recap: "Protect Them from the Truth"
The move triggered an exchange of gunfire between the two countries. Times, Sunday Times
I particularly enjoyed the distant gunfire rumble it makes on the overrun. Times, Sunday Times
As he spoke, sporadic gunfire rang out from the other side of a high wall surrounding the compound. Times, Sunday Times
Explosions and gunfire from the east side of the city suggested an attempt to retake the civilian centres was under way.
It shows part of the rescue against a backdrop of almost continuous gunfire and flames rising from parts of the prison. Times, Sunday Times
His footfalls were hidden under the oppressive bang of gunfire and bullets trailed him like a shadow.
They said they heard bursts of gunfire for at least 12 hours after the clash.
When the diplomacy stops and the gunfire begins, a nation needs to pave the road from its fine intentions with serious military capability. Times, Sunday Times
The ride feels quite stiff at first and the XV batters away at road seams and potholes, which report through the bodyshell like distant gunfire. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Bombs explode, music swells, gunfire erupts the sound mixers sure put a lot of work into this track!
The sound of gunfire eased and then stopped. BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad
We could hear ambulance sirens outside, with the occasional rat-tat-tat of gunfire.
A handful of poll centres were targets of mortar rounds and there were two reports of gunfire.
Should a confrontation happen it should end promptly in gunfire and a human in possession of a pelt. Which would you rather fight a bobcat or coyote?(I put htis in small game even though i consider coyotes and some bobcats big ga
Spanish forces attempting to take over estates in 1896 were often met with gunfire; employers hoping to pay in scrip in 1901 often found themselves bereft of workers.
Naval gunfire and ground-based artillery are generally less accurate than many aircraft-borne weapons.
The development of radar to intercept aircraft and direct gunfire revolutionized the Allied bombing offensive.
The staccato of gunfire had died and silence filled the hallway.
A school bus was hit by gunfire which exploded the fuel tank.
Investors were already nervous about an expected "day of rage" by protesters in Saudi Arabia, disquieted by reports late Thursday of police gunfire in the country's oil-rich east. Quake, Tsunami Throw More Uncertainty Onto U.S. Stocks
It's sort of sacrilegious to break up this peacefulness with gunfire. THE SHADOWS OF POWER
The yammering noise of gunfire ripped through the night. Times, Sunday Times
Now and again the speeches would be interrupted for volleys of gunfire over the graves and choruses of martial-sounding music from loudspeakers rigged up around the cemetery.
Acting Interior Minister Mikhail Mindzayev said no one was hurt by the gunfire, which he called a provocation by Georgian forces. Times Leader News
Finally, British gunners had perfected the ‘creeping barrage’ - an advancing line of gunfire behind whose cover the infantry could assault to within yards of the enemy positions.
Sporadic gunfire could be heard and only pockets of resistance remained, according to the US.
Armed men in ski masks crept up on the van and raked it with gunfire.
As he spoke, gunfire continued to crackle near by. Times, Sunday Times
Sudden bursts of light tend to remind our more fragile ballerinas of Bolshevik gunfire.
Patrick McDaid, Patrick Brolly and Pius McCarron were injured, though whether by gunfire or otherwise was a matter of controversy. (much detail) The evidence of the soldiers is then summed up in one of the most masterfully written passages so far: (summary of why the soldiers 'accounts must be wrong) Delicious LiveJournal Links for 7-10-2010
The gunfire was sporadic and seemed a long way off. Times, Sunday Times
Occasional bursts of gunfire are a reminder that the rebels are still active.
Indian military helicopters circled low over the site throughout the day as sporadic gunfire continued. Times, Sunday Times
The soldiers stood firm under gunfire of the enemy.
The army responded with gunfire and tear gas.
After marching for an hour toward the city center, they encountered what he described as a hail of gunfire volleyed by Gaddafi forces into the crowd. Rebel army may be formed as Tripoli fails to oust Gaddafi
A non-military lorry seen moving towards the armoured column in a greener part of the city was halted in its tracks by overwhelming gunfire.
the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire
The door wailed stridently as the assailants' gunfire intensifed.
He ran towards the sound of gunfire, finding one man already dead. Times, Sunday Times
Three of the soldiers that I knew as comrades were seriously wounded by shrapnel and gunfire.
Others yelled support or argued nonchalantly in groups while bursts of automatic gunfire rattled unnoticed from the speakers. The Crossing-Place
Before long, an unspeakable hell of gunfire, death and destruction surround you.
There is gunfire not far away, and fighter planes sometimes roar overhead.
British gunfire should have destroyed the barbed wire defences in front of the German trenches, but it had not, as the men found out when they crawled and ran towards the German lines.
He was captured after exchanging gunfire with police. Times, Sunday Times
The rip of gunfire sounded above the whir of the blades.
Unknown attackers riddled two homes with gunfire.
An untrained horse had taken fright at the sound of gunfire.
As he spoke, sporadic gunfire rang out from the other side of a high wall surrounding the compound. Times, Sunday Times
His stomp is a perfect way to finish off any Majini that is grounded through any type of his own gunfire in order to add an additional five second bonus to the clock. IGN Complete
When we were boarding we heard gunfire. The Sun
The sound of gunfire is almost routine in his manor. The Sun
The Mexican baseball league has been forced to suspend a game in progress because of gunfire at a stadium.
For her efforts, the combined gunfire from the three ships finished the space station.
They fanned out in a line, calmly firing volley after volley of automatic gunfire at shoppers running into the building in search of somewhere to hide. Times, Sunday Times
It seems the frequency of being jarred awake at night by gunfire is on the rise in this city. Another great Sam-Rand moment for Portland (Jack Bog's Blog)
As a result of being hit by two torpedoes and over 20 salvos of gunfire in a night attack, Canberra I sustained critical damage.
There were screams audible in the background and then a volley of gunfire. Times, Sunday Times
Police kept reporters, rescue workers and human rights monitors away from the prison until the gunfire faded.
I particularly enjoyed the distant gunfire rumble it makes on the overrun. Times, Sunday Times
He was captured after exchanging gunfire with police. Times, Sunday Times
Heavy gunfire broke out in the capital last night.

How To Use Gunfire In A Sentence

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