a shot
Example Sentences
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But no one really knows anything about Darline Graham, so a few others are deciding to give it a shot.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
Anyone out there want to give it a shot?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
At the other end, meanwhile, the defending champions became the first team in World Cup history not to have a shot in 90 minutes of a final.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
One man was summarily expelled after he posted a shot of Baby Guinness, a coffee-liqueur cocktail that looks like a stout but has no actual beer in it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It was as if, after that, her mother had passed on to Yoyo her pencil and pad and said, "Okay, Cuquita, here's the buck. You give it a shot."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
