cheap shot
Example Sentences
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Also I think it was a cheap shot to talk about injuries being his fault and he should muscle up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Indeed, one might ask whether everyone who is presuming that Smith did not follow department procedure is taking their own cheap shot.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2024
“They don’t have that in the back of their mind that they need to go out and take care of somebody after they cheap shot somebody.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
In response to the comments, Elin Jones, Plaid Cymru's MS for Ceredigion and the Senedd's Llywydd said it was "right" for the first minister go, calling Mr Davey's comments a "cheap shot".
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022
“Natalie doesn’t like it either. She doesn’t like it one bit,” I say, although I know this is a cheap shot.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
