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  • past participle of shoot.
  • past tense form of shoot.
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shot

[shot] / ʃɒt /




Example Sentences

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It would be the dark and brooding Germ Warfare Shot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“I Shot Andy Warhol” characterizes Solanas in a way that neither the press nor her manifesto could.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Research group, the Lobular Moon Shot Project, is calling on the government to fund a £20m research project into the basic biology of the disease.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Ruger suggested the companies meet at Shot Show, an annual conference held at Las Vegas’s Venetian Expo and Caesar’s Forum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

After all that, they had arrived at the Pillars of Hercules, and Percy had to stay aboard ship while Jason the Big Shot visited his half brother.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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