take a shot
Example Sentences
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The group spotted nearly 20 suspected sturgeon on the screen that day, but only five came close enough to take a shot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Shaw had burst into the area to take a shot when Hector Moreno crashed into him, taking his standing foot away in a scissors tackle.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
All of which has left his place in music uncertain enough that Drake felt compelled to take a shot at Rocky during his recent feud with Kendrick Lamar.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2025
It didn’t take long for him to get into specifics—and take a shot at WP Engine directly.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024
It was obvious he was tentative, the knee looming as if all the bone and flesh and ligament and cartilage lay there exposed for everyone to take a shot at like some carnival game.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
