shot

Example Sentences

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I’m calling my shot: This will be the year that the Three Lions, the bungling, deadbeat clown show of international soccer, finally do it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Key details: Higher oil and gas prices weren’t the only reason wholesale inflation shot up again in May.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

That could allow its current investors to start cashing out even if the refinery never gets built — a milestone many energy industry insiders still view as a long shot.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

He danced past several Costa Rica defenders in the area before finding Eberechi Eze, whose shot was handled.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As it did, something else shot out with it.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler