cheap shot
noun
1
: an act of deliberate roughness against a defenseless opponent especially in a contact sport
taking cheap shots at the quarterback
2
: a critical statement that takes unfair advantage of a known weakness of the target
Examples of cheap shot in a Sentence
He took a cheap shot at the quarterback.
a cheap shot to the back of the head
The remark about his weight was a cheap shot.
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump has never proven disciplined when tempted with the cheap shot and there is no reason to think that has changed.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
After about 30 minutes, Trump moved back into his familiar stump-speech territory of preposterous boasts about his record and cheap shots at his rivals.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 July 2024
Eddie Murphy has forgiven a cheap shot from his old home at Saturday Night Live.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 29 June 2024
Biden, 81, and Trump, 77 on June 14, would do well to embrace all those challenges — along with harnessing the wisdom and experience of the aging population — rather than take cheap shots and feed stereotypes.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
After about 30 minutes, Trump moved back into his familiar stump-speech territory of preposterous boasts about his record and cheap shots at his rivals.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 July 2024
Eddie Murphy has forgiven a cheap shot from his old home at Saturday Night Live.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 29 June 2024
Biden, 81, and Trump, 77 on June 14, would do well to embrace all those challenges — along with harnessing the wisdom and experience of the aging population — rather than take cheap shots and feed stereotypes.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
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“Cheap shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheap%20shot. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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