get a shot
Example Sentences
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I didn’t just want to get a shot of them from behind.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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 the South Korean could not get a shot away, running it wide to the keeper's right.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
You can't let the striker just get a shot away in that situation.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
He was signaling Josh to get a shot of one of the Weiners’ daughters, who was making a monkey face, but Josh remained focused on the judge as she turned to speak directly to me.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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