shootout

[US]/'ʃu:t,aut/
[UK]/ˈʃutˌaʊt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

shootout - a confrontation or competition in which participants use guns or other weapons to determine the winner; a situation where gunfire is exchanged.

Example Sentences

The film ended with a shootout, which of course the hero won.

The shootout between the two rival gangs lasted for hours.

The police responded to the shootout quickly.

The shootout resulted in multiple casualties.

The shootout took place in broad daylight.

The shootout ended with the suspect surrendering.

The shootout scene was chaotic and intense.

The shootout left the neighborhood shaken.

The shootout was captured on surveillance cameras.

The shootout resulted in a standoff between the police and the suspects.

The shootout led to a citywide manhunt for the remaining suspects.

Real-world Examples

So an exception to this, however, is penalty shootouts.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) February 2015 Collection

Equatorial Guinea also needed a penalty shootout to get past Mali.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2022

If that doesn't produce a result, then you have a penalty shootout.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

There was a shootout.Two police officers and two SWAT officers were wounded.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

One trooper was hurt in the shootout.

Source: AP Listening Collection May 2016

Tamerlan was killed in the shootout with police.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2013

The attackers were killed in a shootout with police.

Source: 2015 Ford Focus Collection

We will play 3 on 3, or three point shootout.

Source: New TOEFL Speaking Golden 80 Questions

It's a tie. We are going to a shootout.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

A shootout is when each team receives five penalty kick attempts.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

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