get a shot

Example Sentences

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But the South Korean could not get a shot away, running it wide to the keeper's right.

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

A game in which Celtic required 71 minutes to get a shot on target, and a stalemate that confirmed Rangers had made their worst start to a league season since 1983.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

There was a heavy media presence at the fence line, where photographers vied to get a shot of her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

On August 10, he saw a caribou but didn’t get a shot off, and he killed five squirrels.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer