shoot
Example Sentences
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Shoot themselves in the foot in a manner that suggested if "the fun boat" hit some choppy waters ahead, it would still sail triumphantly into port at the end of the season.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
To have the personal challenge of 'let's see how far down the 147 journey you can get', and then get it in the cauldron of the Shoot Out, was pretty special.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
Shoot, I never had a drop of alcohol when I played for the Bears.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024
He served as a writer and executive producer on such shows as “American Dad” and “Just Shoot Me!” and created the 2019 ABC series “Whiskey Cavalier.”
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2024
Shoot, I knew I couldn't wear that outfit ever again because I couldn't have Doris and Jazz asking me where I got it from.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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