How to Use shooting in a Sentence

shooting

noun
  • Both died on the day of the shooting.
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 28 Feb. 2026
  • This shooting must serve as a wake-up call.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Large booms can be heard at the site of the shooting.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Duane heard the shooting and hurried around to help.
    — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Adding shooting is one way to challenge him.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • The brief scene required five days of shooting.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The partner was not in the store at the time of the shooting.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Clay shooting and archery add to the country house vibe.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • What has response to the shooting been like?
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • He's followed poor shooting games with great ones.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 June 2026
  • Police have not said where the guns used in the mosque shooting came from.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • The shooting took longer to return.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Strong had eight points in the first half on 3-for-10 shooting.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The bus was damaged, but no one else was on the bus at the time of the shooting.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Gunn won the men’s 3 point shooting contest.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Graves said police do not know of a motive for the shootings.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Do his defensive skills make up for his poor shooting?
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The motive for the shooting is unclear at this time.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Police said three guns were found in the area where the shooting occurred.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The shooting has always been great, and now his cutting game is great.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • The spree of shootings lasted almost a full year.
    — Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The other has been linked to at least six shootings, police said.
    — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Two males in all black were seen fleeing the building at the time of the shooting.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Dribbling and shooting has been their release from the chaos of our world.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • One cadet met police and led them to the scene of the shooting and the wounded.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The fatal shooting sparked large-scale protests at the scene, Noem said.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
  • City shootings remain down for the year, but barely.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Since then, his flushing work and my shooting skills have improved.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Police said the shooting was captured on video.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2025
  • As the season wore on, his shooting improved.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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