shooting out

Example Sentences

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The team used technology called LIDAR, which measures pollution in the atmosphere by shooting out lots of laser pulses and seeing which bounce back off something.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Camera lenses on the creatures’ chests took photos of their surroundings, which were then churned through an artificial-intelligence filter before eventually shooting out from printers embedded in their hindquarters onto the fair floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Yoshihiro Sonoda, 48, wore only a pair of boxers that depicted a rabbit with rainbow-colored lasers shooting out of its eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

After shooting out seven balloons, he accidentally dropped the gun before the remaining balloons started to deflate and he landed unharmed after about 45 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

He waited until the flames were shooting out of the window, then he began shouting.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke