get a shot
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A driver would get a shot, and if they did not deliver pretty much immediately, they were dropped.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“But for the most part, you got to limit the turnovers. They pressure the ball really well, just got to give us an opportunity to get a shot on goal every possession.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Surely you’ve heard about it by now—the ruckus over deliberate losing and the lengths to which teams go to get a shot at a top draft pick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
But the South Korean could not get a shot away, running it wide to the keeper's right.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Several held up phone cameras, trying to get a shot over the heads of the others.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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