shot at

Example Sentences

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A subsequent internal investigation found that the officers who shot at Atkins acted within policy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Damodaran also is taking a shot at those who complain about the stretched valuation metrics.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The U.S. had a better shot at integrating Israel into the region after it led the 1991 Gulf war to liberate Kuwait from invading Iraqi troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"The soldiers outside shot at it, and managed to knock it out of the air. They saved us, thank god."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Facing the impossibility of finding anyone to intervene, convinced that her son would be shot at dawn, Úrsula wrapped up the things she wanted to bring him and went to the jail alone.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez