Definition: 1. The act of firing a projectile. 2. An attempt to score in a game. 3. The act of firing a gun; the sound this makes. 4. A person who shoots a gun in a particular way.
Use 'shot' in a sentence:
1. She shot him a sideways glance.
2. He shot an arrow from his bow.
3. His shot was blocked by the goalie.
4. One man and two others believed to have weapons were shot by police.
5. She shot an angry glance at him.
6. Troops shot anyone suspicious on sight.
7. Ticket prices shot up last year.
8. I'm shot—I'm too old for this job.
9. Rory shot her a black look.
10. His shot went out of bounds.
11. Mary Ann shot him a rueful look.
12. Well I got better shot than Jake.
13. The shot was parried by the goalie.
14. The brakes on this car are shot.
15. Peters had two deserters followed and shot.
16. Alfred shot him a sideways glance.
17. His shot hit the bar.
18. He shot out his hand to grab her.
19. His hand shot out to grab her.
20. She shot him an angry glance.
21. Her shot was wide (of the target).
22. The band's last single shot straight to number one in the charts.
23. This statement was the opening shot in the argument.
24. The shot was well beyond the reach of the goalkeeper.
25. They ran away as soon as the first shot was fired.
26. He was shot in the back of the knee.
27. Her aim was good and she hit the lion with her first shot.
28. It's a long shot, but it just might work.
29. I'm shot ─ I'm too old for this job.
30. I'll be glad to get shot of this car.
31. Someone took a shot at the car.
32. The space shot was shown live on television.
33. Sales shot up by 9% last month.
34. A man was shot in the leg.
35. The pipe burst and jets of water shot across the room.
36. The team are looking good for a shot at the title.
37. I'll need flash for this shot.
38. A plane shot across the sky.
39. Oh my God, he's shot somebody.
40. If I had the chance to go there, I'd go like a shot.
41. I'm willing to give it a shot.
42. Just give it your best shot and you'll be fine.
43. He had only one shot at goal.
44. The movie was shot in black and white.
45. At the end of the film the bad guy gets shot.
46. She shot a 75 in the first round.
47. I got some good shots of people at the party.
48. The supermarket fired the first shot in a price war today.
49. I tried to get a shot of him in the water.
50. There is some clever direction and the film is very well shot.
51. Three people were shot dead during the robbery.
