parting shot
Example Sentences
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Powell’s term as Fed chair is already supposed to end in May — so the investigation comes more as a parting shot as Powell decides whether to serve out his term as a Fed governor.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026
She is evasive when asked about reported sightings of Navarro — who we see walking onto the ice, alone, then standing on a porch next to Danvers in the parting shot of the season.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024
As Remi packed her bags, Margery delivered a parting shot that was nonsensical but somehow devastating: When the big one comes, you won’t even notice it’s happening.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024
The previous commissioner, Dame Vera, had been in the job since 2019 but left with a parting shot at the then-justice secretary, Sir Brandon Lewis, and his predecessor, Dominic Raab, in an open resignation letter.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023
At that point, she fired a parting shot over her shoulder.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
