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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a man firing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing a man who is discharging a firearm or engaging in some form of firing action.
Example: "In the distance, I could see a man firing at the target with precision."
Alternatives: "a man shooting" or "a man discharging".
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Several witnesses saw a man firing from the sixth floor.
The video shows a man firing weapons and speaking in Arabic about the impending attack.
Re the Oct. 5 article ["Security Questions at Shooting Ranges"] about shooting ranges: A photograph shows a man firing an Uzi firearm at the Calverton range.
The movie opens with a montage of clips of civil disturbances, including one of a man firing down from a Caracas road-bridge.
A man firing a pistol early yesterday on Marcy Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant washotot by police officers, the authorities said.
When its Ladies Day advert showing transgender women at the Cheltenham festival was banned from TV after four days in 2012, it replaced it with the Chav Tranquiliser ad showing a man firing darts into bawdy racegoers.
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Police said a man fired about 10 shots at the victim just after 6 p.m.
In Richmond, Calif., a man fired a single gunshot in the air just after a mall opened.
A man fires well on the range, I give him a weekend pass.
In 1987, a man fired a shotgun at Leonardo da Vinci's Burlington cartoon in the National Gallery.
Four people were wounded when a man fired into a large crowd following a home burglary in Beaumont, Tex., early Sunday.
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