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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Pitt’s idea to do the same shooting technique for Adolescence.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
But Tom Crean—Marquette’s head coach, who was in his second year of transforming the program into a contender—had heard stories about the all-state shooting guard from Chicago, and decided to reach out.
—D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
School shootings like Rigby’s have driven America’s educators to try to prevent similar harm.
—Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
Later that night, his girlfriend called her in a panic and told her about the shooting.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
But Tom Crean—Marquette’s head coach, who was in his second year of transforming the program into a contender—had heard stories about the all-state shooting guard from Chicago, and decided to reach out.
—D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
School shootings like Rigby’s have driven America’s educators to try to prevent similar harm.
—Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
Later that night, his girlfriend called her in a panic and told her about the shooting.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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