gunshot
noun
gun·shot
ˈgən-ˌshät 
1
: shot or a projectile fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
3
: the firing of a gun
Examples of gunshot in a Sentence
He was killed by a gunshot to the head.
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The woman arrived at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in a private vehicle just after 3 a.m., where she was treated for a gunshot wound on the left side of her forehead.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Police said the victim, a man in his 30s, was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
Authorities also discovered Martin suffering from gunshot wounds in the vehicle’s passenger seat.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
According to a press release from the coroner's office, both victims died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Police said the victim, a man in his 30s, was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
Authorities also discovered Martin suffering from gunshot wounds in the vehicle’s passenger seat.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
According to a press release from the coroner's office, both victims died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Gunshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunshot. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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gunshot
noun
gun·shot
-ˌshät
1
: shot fired from a gun
2
: the range of a gun
within gunshot
3
: the firing of a gun
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