How to Use shot in a Sentence

shot

1 of 2 noun

• At the shot, the 9-pointer ran 50 yards and tipped over.
  — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
• From a gnarly lie in the rough, his third shot from 116 yards found the barranca in front of the green.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• The Lions had to convert a fourth-and-1 for the first first down of the drive, setting up the deep shot.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
• Betts lived up to his end of the bargain, launching a 436-foot shot to left field.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• The video starts with a shot of a hanging donut cut-out meant to toss a football through.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
• In one shot, Jonathan placed his hand on Sydney’s back.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 1 May 2023
• The video ends with Polaroid-style shots of the new family of four.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• If Mark's shot against Memphis hadn't gone in, the Cougars and Tigers would have gone to overtime.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2024
• The Sun Devils hit 41.9 percent of their first-half shots.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
• Clark’s second shot settled in deep, gnarly rough about 30 yards short of the green.
  — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 16 June 2023
• This led the actor to make a quip about why Sherman was left out of the follow-up shot.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
• The duo both wore blue jeans, camo jackets and rubber boots in the outdoorsy shot.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
• The camera doesn’t turn, but her head does, swiveling with each shot.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
• The buck walked to 25 yards and Monroe made a nearly perfect bow shot.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
• Here are some things to know: Why another round of shots?
  — Lauran Neergaard, Fortune Well, 16 June 2023
• Sir, the police dog, was wearing body armor but was hit by the shot.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• For the first time since the vaccines became available, the cost of the shots is not covered by the government.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• David Begnaud: So based on this timeline from you, there's no way Dustin could have been at the house when the shot was fired?
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2024
• The gunshots are audible but the footage does not offer a clear view of the fatal shot.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2023
• The models left little to the imagination in full body shots of them in the $70 suit on the women's swimwear page.
  — Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2023
• Even if that happened, nobody else will ever call the shots.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
• Every governor from a big state wants to take that shot.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
• In the video shots, Michelle does some intense squats and other toning moves with a Reformer.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 14 Apr. 2023
• The buzzer shot that beat Crespi by freshman Jaxon Allensworth.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• Some may be wary of getting three shots at once, a concern Schaffner echoed.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 22 July 2023
• Hawkins fell after the shot, and the suspect fired a second time, dropped the gun, and walked away, but was detained by bystanders, the statement said.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
• The driver of the second vehicle then fired a shot, hitting the man in the abdomen, the sheriff’s office said.
  — Howard Koplowitz | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2023
• Burger’s home run, a 425-foot shot into the Marlins’ bullpen in left-center field, was his third home run of the season.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
• The Mavericks attempt a league-leading 12.6 shots from the corners per game.
  — Doyle Rader, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Burney is accused of firing a shot that struck Alexander in the abdomen.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 4 Aug. 2023

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shot

2 of 2 adjective

• The tires on the car are shot.
• After five seconds, a shot fires and the man drops to the ground.
  — Nicholas Triolo, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2023
• The cups retain their form but are compressed to the size of a shot glass.
  — Joel Achenbach, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
• Hayes made all five of his shot attempts in the fourth, with eight points drives to the rim.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2022
• Months ago, one of them got half of the two-shot Pfizer vaccine.
  — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2022
• As in, use a golf-ball-size amount for their body and enough to fill a shot glass for the face (just over 1oz).
  — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2022
• Sergachev lost his stick behind the net but slid into the slot for the shot block.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 30 Jan. 2022
• Sergeyich and Galya drank without toasting, half a shot glass at a sip.
  — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
• That’s made up of all the components… not just the shot choices, but the set design, the music.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2022
• Tyler is the bench’s lone shot creator at the moment (Victor Oladipo could change that).
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Jan. 2022
• The Smith of just a few weeks ago wouldn't have been as comfortable with such a shot attempt.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 8 Dec. 2022
• See some of the stars who have posted their shot selfies on People in 10, above.
  — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• The second-year expansion squad kept up the beat in the second, adding a goal to its lead and pushing the shot edge to 23-18.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
• Jaden Ivey's first shot attempt of the game is memorable.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2022
• The real question of moving Tyler up is who would be the shot creator in the second unit.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2022
• Brooks took on the challenge by surpassing his shot total from Game 5 in the first half of Game 6.
  — Damichael Cole, USA TODAY, 14 May 2022
• Fans of plucky heroines will find a lot to love in Sallie, the daughter of big-shot Duke and sister to the timid Eddie.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 5 Dec. 2022
• She was fouled on the shot attempt and only made one free throw, giving U of L the early 3-0 lead.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 7 Dec. 2022
• Riley LaPorte threw the shot 59-5 in his fifth attempt.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 3 June 2022
• Next to the typical stemware, a shot glass sat at every place setting.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2022
• For deeper fish use a jigging spoon or drop-shot rig 40 to 60 feet deep along gravel points and humps.
  — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023
• And there in the bush, perched on a tiny thorn branch and no bigger than a shot glass, sat the magically colored bird.
  — Jeffrey Gettleman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
• Here homemade samples—light and dark—are served in shot glasses.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 July 2022
• McCollum hit a shot midway through the final quarter that left the score at 87-87.
  — oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2022
• The set ended with All-Star center Jarrett Allen being fouled on a shot attempt at the rim.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022
• And who’s behind the camera determines the shot design.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
• The Knights’ offense, the coach said, was also meticulous in its shot placement.
  — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022
• Her 24 3-pointers are nine more than anyone else on the team, and all but six of her shot attempts have been from distance.
  — Nate Fields, The Enquirer, 25 Dec. 2021
• Young went deep a few times with a pass interference called on a shot play to Burton late in the first quarter.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 4 Sep. 2022
• After deep frying to a perfect golden brown, Fireball Cinnamon is poured over the top and into a shot glass.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 6 July 2023

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