shoot off
Example Sentences
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"Otherwise he was going to shoot off and I'd be left with an open door, and couldn't shut it."
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Meanwhile, students are applying “to hundreds and hundreds of jobs. They just shoot off application after application,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Davis was forced to shoot off of one knee from 19 feet away to end another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
In response to her second or third attempt, I scream at the top of my lungs and shoot off in search of a safe hiding space.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023
So I shoot off some sarcasm—old Mom, old Bobby.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
