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• Still, Dasha wants to take a shot at turning it around.
  — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
• But before the Wolves could take a shot, Blair stole the ball in the paint and drew a foul with three seconds left.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Pink and black, time to take a shot.
  — Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
• In the final slide, the host with the most appears to take a shot out of a mini red solo cup.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
• In the region championship, Leah Brooks did not take a shot.
  — al, 26 Feb. 2022
• Ullmark saw another open cage late in the game, but didn’t take a shot.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• Tap it to launch the camera instantly from standby, press again to take a shot.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
• Watch Kelly Clarkson joke about her weight loss and take a shot with a fan below.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
• Rather than take a knee and go into half tied 3-3, head coach Zac Taylor opted to take a shot.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2021
• Based on those factors, take a shot with Fleetwood at 70/1 or better.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
• So why does Spielman think the Packers should take a shot on Bridgewater?
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2023
• The couple matched in white then toast each other and take a shot in the clip, then smiled after the celebratory drink.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
• Razer has never been afraid to take a shot on products that seem unusual at first glance.
  — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 15 Sep. 2021
• The Panthers, meanwhile, didn’t have a forward take a shot on goal in Game 6 until Barkov did nearly 32 minutes in.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2024
• Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor remembers one of the first times that the team tried to take a shot down the field during his tenure as a head coach.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2021
• When the offense does take a shot downfield, Brissett must be accurate.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
• For the seedings and results to have worked out so that Jackson could take a shot at his contemporary on this stage is special.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
• In the video, Alix shared behind-the-scenes footage of her mom pretending to take a shot and the whole family dancing together.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• Polyakov could, at least in theory, take a shot at buying back his company.
  — Dan Primack, Axios, 10 July 2024
• Job seekers in California will no longer have to take a shot in the dark when asked about their salary expectations.
  — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• Hardin, who will represent Watson in the civil cases as well, used part of his statement Friday to take a shot at Buzbee.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 11 Mar. 2022
• Win the league’s regular-season title, take a shot at the league tournament title and then make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2021
• More actors than ever are now stepping behind the camera to take a shot at directing.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
• Celebrities had flown to Alabama to form a human shield around the marchers, the idea being that surely no one would take a shot at Harry Belafonte.
  — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• The Crimson Tide connected on 6 of its first 11 and didn’t even take a shot inside the arc for nearly seven minutes while building an early lead.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 12 Feb. 2022
• Forwards Keilea Watt and Mallory Pugh aren’t afraid to take a shot from anywhere, with 36 and 37 shots respectively this season.
  — Portland Timbers and Thorns Fc, oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2021
• The real estate agent, 32, continued to pull out tiny bottles of alcohol and persuaded Clayton to take a shot with her.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 3 Jan. 2022
• Moments later, in the ninth minute, a turnover from Orlando’s defensive third saw Matheus Rossetto take a shot at the goal, which forced Grinwis to make a diving save to keep the game scoreless.
  — Mike Gramajo, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2021
• But after deciding to take a shot at comedy in Chicago during the late '50s, Newhart became an overnight success.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
• In a few instances, a single artist would take a shot all the way to completion — including some of the frames of the CG monster interacting with digital water.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Jan 2025