a shot

Example Sentences

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She also has a shot at the voters who went with tech entrepreneur Adam Miller, who ran on the idea that he would manage the city better than Bass.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Over a shot of Nespresso, Manz lays out some of the things she learned last year, including that Nestlé needs to go all-in on fast-growing global trends like cold coffee and therapeutic pet diets.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

You can give it a shot, of course, but when you have exhausted the last option, you have a choice to make.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Daryl Mitchell was not playing a shot, and this time the ball darted up the slope to uproot the unguarded off stump.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“You’re a smart girl, Esmeralda. Let’s try to get you into an academic school so that you have a shot at college.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago