give a shot
Example Sentences
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“It was a really cool play to call and give a shot, but it asked a lot, and in that situation, I just wish I would have got us out of it,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022
The country’s caseload was among the lowest in Europe, and nearly 80 percent of the country had been vaccinated, leaving few eligible people to give a shot to.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021
Exactly how do you give a shot to a busy chimp or a lion or a cheetah?
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2021
It’s easier to give a shot like that to health care workers and people in long-term care.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2020
Can you give a shot at what happened?'
From Born in Exile by Gissing, George
