like a shot
Example Sentences
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White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
I kind of knew that, but when she had that reaction, which was not feigned at all, that was like a shot of advice from the heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Asking a general-use chatbot for health help used to seem like a shot in the dark—just two years ago, a study found that ChatGPT could diagnose only 2 in 10 pediatric cases correctly.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
“Today, former President Trump’s attorneys finished their cross-examination of Stormy Daniels, and they accused her of lying and hawking merchandise for personal gain. Trump was like, ‘This also feels like a shot at me, too.’”
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
To Leon, it may have sounded like a shot in the dark but it wasn’t.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
