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How to use gunman in a sentence

27 example sentences · noun

Gunman means a person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer. Example: “The policeman's first two shots went wild before he took down the gunman with his third.”

Examples of gunman by meaning

nounA person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer.

  • Shore there never was a gunman who'd risk cripplin' his right hand by sluggin' anybody."1921, Zane Grey, chapter 5, in To The Last Man
  • Mohamed Merah, the man believed to be the gunman on a scooter who killed seven people in south-western France, was killed in an armed siege after police surrounded his block of flats in Toulouse.2012 March 22, “Mohamed Merah: Who was Toulouse gunman?”, in BBC

More sentences with gunman

  • The policeman's first two shots went wild before he took down the gunman with his third.From the entry go wild
  • The police urged the gunman to lay down his weapon.From the entry lay down
  • The gunman, Nikolas Cruz, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.2023 February 14, Holly Yan, “5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)”, in…. From the entry Nikolas
  • Ken Barrett, a loyalist gunman who eventually confessed to killing Mr.2023 August 30, Megan K. Stack, Rob Stothard, “He Was Shot 14 Times at the Dinner Table. His Children Want to Know if Britain Ordered the…. From the entry whack
  • I needed to quickly establish what kind of character the gunman was.2017, Hirohiko Araki [pseudonym; Toshiyuki Araki], translated by Nathan A. Collins, Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating…. From the entry midshave
  • The second gunman bounced up and fired a shot at the Gunsmith.2014, J.R. Roberts, Gundown in Paradise, →ISBN. From the entry colt
  • How's it feel to be drinkin' and smokin' witcher big-time, freelance gunman.2010, Rex Miller, Profane Men, page 45. From the entry witcher
  • Most were lone gunmen too eccentric to keep much of a staff.2008, John Grisham, The Appeal, →ISBN, pages 197–198. From the entry lone gunman
  • Shottas may act as independent gunmen or may be under the rule of particular dons.2007, Brian Meeks, Culture, politics, race and diaspora: the thought of Stuart Hall. From the entry shotta
  • Gunman is a total conversion (TC) of HaIf-Life, Valve's astonishingly popular firstperson shooter.2001 February, John Dewhurst, “Gunman Chronicles”, in PC Powerplay, page 68. From the entry total conversion
  • A school resource officer faces charges after allegedly failing to confront the gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.2023 February 14, Holly Yan, “5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)”, in…. From the entry Nikolas
  • His father described how other relatives had been mentally ill, including an aunt of the gunman who has a schizophrenialike condition.2015 July 28, Jack Healy, “Aurora Killer’s Parents Plead to Spare His Life”, in New York Times. From the entry schizophrenialike
  • The gunman groaned and bolted for the side exit.2014, J.R. Roberts, Gundown in Paradise, →ISBN. From the entry colt
  • Police are still searching for the gunmen who hijacked the minibus carrying school pupils taking two of the children with them.2006 May 13, Weekend Argus, 14, p.6. From the entry minibus
  • Just like with Parkland, the anguish in Uvalde was compounded by fury after claims of officers failing to immediately stop the gunman.2023 February 14, Holly Yan, “5 years after the Parkland school massacre claimed 17 lives, here’s what has changed (and what hasn’t)”, in…. From the entry Uvalde
  • Eight or so gunmen stood shoulder to shoulder in the gray-white trail before the barn, firing into the saloon's burning, bullet-pocked facade.2005, Peter Brandvold, “Ghost Colts”, in Robert J. Randisi, editor, Lone Star Law, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 179. From the entry facade
  • 'The gunman got away without difficulty.1953, Ian Fleming, “'A Whisper of Love, A Whisper of Hate'”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 96. From the entry dumdum
  • An NYPD officer struck in the arm by a bullet allegedly fired by a teen gunman ignored his wound and gave chase to the 16-year-old suspect, cops said Tuesday.2023 January 17, Harry Parker, Rocco Parascandola, Thomas Tracy, “Wounded NYPD cop gave chase to Bronx teen accused of shooting him”, in…. From the entry NYPD
  • Jamille Navarro, who works with special needs children at the center, made a panicked call to her mother, Olivia, saying that there were gunman in the building.2015 December 2, Ian Lovett, Richard Pérez-Peña, “San Bernardino Gunmen Kill at Least 14, Wound 14”, in The New York Times, New York…. From the entry Jamille
  • The Wilson family had been sorely conflicted because each member had gone off in his or her own direction, thinking that they were all lone gunmen.2008, Lee Raffel, I Hate Conflict! Seven Steps to Resolving Differences with Anyone in Your Life, →ISBN, page 260. From the entry lone gunman
  • Trinnetta McGrady, a 10th-grader who was trampled by students fleeing the gunman, suffered knee and back injuries but was expected to be released as well, police said.2007 October 11, Chris Maag, Ian Urbina, “Teen gunman injures 4, kills self at Cleveland school”, in Deseret News, archived from the…. From the entry McGrady
  • In this case, the Profaci gunman must have witnessed a "buckwheat's" execution, where an example is being made of the victim by inflicting pain for a prolonged period.2000, Olindo Romeo Chiocca, Mobsters and Thugs: Quotes from the Underworld, page 17. From the entry buckwheat
  • The dwarf plucked the bird from its cachette, throttled it with a twist of his knotty hands, and held it up for the gunman to admire.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 49. From the entry cachette
  • On Tuesday evening CNN had found two suitemates who recounted some of the most chilling details about the gunman, Cho Seung-Hui, including that he had an imaginary girlfriend named Jelly.2007 April 19, Alessandra Stanley, “Amid Chaos, One Notably Restrained Voice”, in New York Times. From the entry suitemate
  • As the gunman spluttered, Towler continued the momentum of his hand to catch the man side-handed in the windpipe and, with his other hand, struck him hard in the crotch.1992, Kenneth Royce, Exchange of Doves, →ISBN, page 84. From the entry side-handed

Meaning of gunman

  1. noun A person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer.
  2. noun An American.

Full definition of gunman

Questions about gunman in a sentence

How do you use gunman in a sentence?
Gunman is used as a noun. For example: “The policeman's first two shots went wild before he took down the gunman with his third.”
What is a short sentence with gunman?
“'The gunman got away without difficulty.”
What does gunman mean?
Gunman means a person armed with a gun, especially a gunned evildoer.

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