Examples of 'had opened fire' in a sentence

Meaning of "had opened fire"

had opened fire: This phrase is often used metaphorically to describe someone starting a verbal attack or criticism

How to use "had opened fire" in a sentence

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had opened fire
A student had opened fire on his classmates.
It was not clear who had opened fire.
The police had opened fire and the boy had been killed.
Pugo said on national television that the demonstrators had opened fire first.
An unseen gunman had opened fire on them.
Journalists from the AP also reported that the police had opened fire.
One of the vehicles had opened fire on him.
The soldiers had opened fire on the demonstrators, killing over a hundred people.
It recommended the prosecution of security forces who had opened fire at the students.
Georgian tanks had opened fire on the car in which they were travelling.
Israeli settlers and the Israeli police had opened fire on them.
Israel said it had opened fire on militants suspected of preparing to mount an attack.
She later recounted that the gunman had opened fire without saying anything.
The terrorists had opened fire on a house owned by the then-former Minister of India.
Eyewitnesses claimed that soldiers at the Gush Katif junction had opened fire before being stoned.
Lima Company had opened fire on a vehicle.
Prominent government member Diosdado Caballo tweeted that Mr Pérez had opened fire on police.
Former génocidaires had opened fire on her family.
For the first time since the beginning of operation ” Sentinel “, the military had opened fire.
The IDF stated that the soldier had opened fire when he was pelted with stones.
At dawn, they would run into a U.S. blocking position and had opened fire again.
Suddenly, the both groups had opened fire against each other.
The sniper had opened fire during a tour of the city by Gen. Charles de Gaulle.
Obeying orders in full, my men had opened fire once past the crater.
The suspect had opened fire on the street firing “ a long gun with multiple rounds . ”.
In previous election campaigns, his bodyguards had opened fire against the people who protested him.
The militias had opened fire on Ukrainian positions on 14 occasions by evening.
Outside Santos Laguna 's soccer stadium, gunmen had opened fire on a police patrol.
It said someone, a freak had opened fire and innocent people had been hurt.
During the first hours of 23 December pro-Russian forces had opened fire on two occasions.
A military statement said troops had opened fire at " two assailants ( who ) hurled an explosive device ".
They stated that the police had opened fire too quickly, using live ammunition.
The Army claimed it had opened fire in self-defence.
According to the IDF, the troops had opened fire in accordance with the regulations.
In the chaos, the French army had opened fire several times on hostile crowds.
Ukraine 's navy claimed Russians had opened fire and rammed its ships in the Black Sea.
Palestinian reports said that soldiers had opened fire and struck a 13-year-old boy in the head.

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