get a shot
Example Sentences
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Quick, skilful and always looking to get a shot away, the forward is playing as though he wants to break into the first team immediately.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Surely you’ve heard about it by now—the ruckus over deliberate losing and the lengths to which teams go to get a shot at a top draft pick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
But for those who poured in to see eight-time Ballon d'Or-winner Messi there were slim pickings, as the tightly marked 38-year-old failed to get a shot on target despite Miami dominating possession.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
“Not be there and know exactly where everything was going to happen. If it was ever too easy to get a shot, we made an adjustment to make it harder for ourselves.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
“We have a photographer here. We thought it’d be fun to get a shot of you with Squiggy and Nutty. Some with Tater, too.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
