firefight
noun
fire·fight
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌfīt 
1
a
: a usually brief intense exchange of fire between opposing military units
b
: a hostile confrontation that involves gunfire
Examples of firefight in a Sentence
a firefight between police and bank robbers
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Joe finds himself in a firefight for his life on the streets of Eddington, arming himself at a gun shop and dodging bullets through the empty town in a lengthy Western-style shootout.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2025
But the valor of the real soldiers who carried the banner of American ideals into the firefight is nonetheless reflected in this story.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
This is a more desperate firefight than a polished enemy dispatch.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The South Vietnamese troops refused despite suffering heavy losses — 17 killed and 14 wounded — during a 15-hour firefight.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2025
But the valor of the real soldiers who carried the banner of American ideals into the firefight is nonetheless reflected in this story.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
This is a more desperate firefight than a polished enemy dispatch.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The South Vietnamese troops refused despite suffering heavy losses — 17 killed and 14 wounded — during a 15-hour firefight.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for firefight
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firefight. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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