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at a school shooting vs in a school shooting

Both "at a school shooting" and "in a school shooting" are commonly used phrases in English, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "At a school shooting" is used to refer to being present or involved in a school shooting, while "in a school shooting" is used to describe the location or setting of the shooting.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 526 views

at a school shooting

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate being present or involved in a school shooting.

Examples:

  • She was at a school shooting when the incident occurred.
  • He witnessed the chaos at a school shooting last year.
  • You know, Charlie's math proves that our main suspect does fit the shooter profile for a school shooting.
  • In Erfurt in Eastern Germany 17 people were slain in a school shooting five years ago.
  • I mean, it's not terrorism or a school shooting.
  • School shootings fit the classic copycat model.
  • Everybody be cool, this isn't a school shooting!
  • After the school shooting, we fingerprinted all the students.
  • GEMMA: It's about that school shooting yesterday.
  • Don't worry, it's just another school shooting.
  • I watched the presentation you gave on school shootings.
  • There was a minute's silence for those killed in the school shooting in Winnenden, Germany.
  • Just think of all the discrimination and aggression against minority youngsters or school shootings.
  • Only recently two school shootings occurred in Finland - very close to my constituency, Estonia.
  • School shooting in cherry hill, New Jersey.
  • I'm doing a documentary on these school shootings and, you know, guns and all that.
  • This is where Lucas and I hid out during the school shooting, but they changed the carpet.
  • I mean, I don't remember hearing about any high school shootings in the 80s.
  • Are they still rattled by that fake school shooting?
  • I got no doubt he's already made the Byz-lat connection to this school shooting.
  • It's a tag they now give to kids who've lived through school shootings.
  • I know that you want to find leverage to tie Nero and the Sons to the school shooting, but he did not kill Erin Byrne.

Alternatives:

  • present at a school shooting
  • involved in a school shooting
  • witnessed a school shooting

in a school shooting

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the location or setting of a school shooting.

Examples:

  • The incident took place in a school shooting in the downtown area.
  • Many students were injured in a school shooting last week.
  • In Erfurt in Eastern Germany 17 people were slain in a school shooting five years ago.
  • You know, Charlie's math proves that our main suspect does fit the shooter profile for a school shooting.
  • I mean, it's not terrorism or a school shooting.
  • School shootings fit the classic copycat model.
  • Everybody be cool, this isn't a school shooting!
  • After the school shooting, we fingerprinted all the students.
  • GEMMA: It's about that school shooting yesterday.
  • Don't worry, it's just another school shooting.
  • I watched the presentation you gave on school shootings.
  • There was a minute's silence for those killed in the school shooting in Winnenden, Germany.
  • Just think of all the discrimination and aggression against minority youngsters or school shootings.
  • Only recently two school shootings occurred in Finland - very close to my constituency, Estonia.
  • School shooting in cherry hill, New Jersey.
  • I'm doing a documentary on these school shootings and, you know, guns and all that.
  • This is where Lucas and I hid out during the school shooting, but they changed the carpet.
  • I mean, I don't remember hearing about any high school shootings in the 80s.
  • Are they still rattled by that fake school shooting?
  • I got no doubt he's already made the Byz-lat connection to this school shooting.
  • It's a tag they now give to kids who've lived through school shootings.
  • I know that you want to find leverage to tie Nero and the Sons to the school shooting, but he did not kill Erin Byrne.

Alternatives:

  • during a school shooting
  • amidst a school shooting
  • within a school shooting

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