Shootings

"Shootings" in a Sentence (10 examples)

The police was investigating a series of shootings.

Mass shootings in the United States have become commonplace.

Regrettably, mass shootings of children now occur so frequently in United States schools that some parents are buying so-called bulletproof backpacks for their children. While the backpacks can stop a bullet fired from a handgun, they are ineffective against semi-automatic rifles, which ruthless shooters can easily purchase in that country.

Factors contributing to increased depression and suicide rates for Gen Z include social media use, issues that play negatively in the news such as climate change, immigration and mass shootings, and a greater willingness of families and officials to acknowledge suicide as a cause of death.

Tom's fear of school shootings caused him to homeschool his children.

Do you know how many school shootings took place in the US over the past few years?

Why are 98% of mass shootings committed by men?

Rank-and-file Republicans commit mass shootings; Republican politicians make sure that nothing is ever done about them.

Straight white cisgender Christian men have been responsible for all but a handful of America's staggeringly large number of mass shootings.

There is no evidence mental health has to do with mass shootings, which are primarily motivated by right-wing ideology.

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