shoot at
Example Sentences
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Police officers, for example, are often trained not to shoot at moving cars.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
That means don’t shoot at them, for starters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Rooney and fellow BBC pundits Gael Clichy and Olivier Giroud all thought Conceicao was in a better position to shoot at goal himself rather than try to set up Ronaldo for the striker's first chance.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
In contrast, the Department of Justice’s use-of-force policy makes it explicit that officers should not shoot at a vehicle if they can protect themselves by “moving out of the path of the vehicle.”
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
A witch, you must understand, does not knock children on the head or stick knives into them or shoot at them with a pistol.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
