shoot off
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, students are applying “to hundreds and hundreds of jobs. They just shoot off application after application,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Davis was forced to shoot off of one knee from 19 feet away to end another.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
And Mr Mitchell, who has represented Mr Trump in the past, reportedly said he hoped the former president didn't know about Comstock either "because I just don't want him to shoot off his mouth".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024
In response to her second or third attempt, I scream at the top of my lungs and shoot off in search of a safe hiding space.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023
Don’t they realize I’m most likely to shoot off one of my own feet before I even get started?
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
