a shot

Example Sentences

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"Not getting too ahead of myself. Not looking at the leaderboard, seeing what other people were doing. It was just a shot at a time."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Then, while restating her support of White, Clark leveled a shot at fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

You can give it a shot, of course, but when you have exhausted the last option, you have a choice to make.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

And instead of toiling away for a moribund franchise, Garrett will now have a shot at a Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He also lifted out a shot putt his wife had given him for a Christmas present as a way for him to release tensions built up during a day’s work.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy