shot in the arm
Example Sentences
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The flying car market got a shot in the arm on Monday.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Ethereum, the world’s second biggest cryptocurrency, also got a shot in the arm.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
"He's pushed me a lot, all of us are proud of him, especially from what he's been through, getting shot in the arm," says Umar.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025
The Covid vaccine gave Pfizer a shot in the arm in 2021 and 2022 after the patents on its blockbuster drugs Lyrica and Viagra expired.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
Franz Wächter, alongside him, has a shot in the arm which didn’t look too bad at first.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.