How to Use angle shot in a Sentence

angle shot

noun
  • In the background, on the right side of the wide-angle shot, was his father.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Eden Prairie received its share on Holt's sharp-angle shot.
    David La Vaque, Star Tribune, 12 July 2021
  • The action begins with an extreme wide-angle shot that distorts a bus at a bus stop.
    Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Larkin got his vengeance in the second period with a weird-angle shot, firing almost at the goal line.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Only 32 seconds later, Ahcan made it 5-1 when his sharp-angle shot found a seam that Moe left open against the post.
    Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
  • In the end, Locadia rounded Shuttleworth in a wide berth, which required him to get off a wide-angle shot.
    Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 25 June 2021
  • The Argentina striker took one touch and buried a low, angled shot across goalkeeper Luke Steele.
    USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2018
  • In the extra period, Charlie McAvoy brought the puck up ice along the left side and passed to Marchand, who skated along the boards and fired a sharp-angle shot into the top right corner.
    Vin A. Cherwoo, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • Stray a few feet to either side, and the viewing angle shot the experience altogether.
    Brian Barrett, Wired, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Kane took a pass from Dylan Strome and waited for goalie Pavel Francouz to slide out of position before lifting a sharp-angle shot over him with six minutes left.
    Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Thirty seconds later, junior Maggie Pierce (Melrose) snuck in an off-angle shot along the goal line, answering quickly.
    Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2021

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