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
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 was obvious he was ailing; late in the game, after planting on his left leg to take a shot, he limped away, flexing the knee.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
It didn’t take long for him to get into specifics—and take a shot at WP Engine directly.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024
Between ten and twenty minutes later, with Neves’s body already growing cold, the track physician decided to take a shot at the moon and injected Neves’s heart with adrenaline.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
