How to Use take a shot in a Sentence
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Still, Dasha wants to take a shot at turning it around.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
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But before the Wolves could take a shot, Blair stole the ball in the paint and drew a foul with three seconds left.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Pink and black, time to take a shot.
—Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
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In the final slide, the host with the most appears to take a shot out of a mini red solo cup.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
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In the region championship, Leah Brooks did not take a shot.
—al, 26 Feb. 2022
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Ullmark saw another open cage late in the game, but didn’t take a shot.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
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Tap it to launch the camera instantly from standby, press again to take a shot.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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There's just always something to celebrate... take a shot in the suite.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Watch Kelly Clarkson joke about her weight loss and take a shot with a fan below.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
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Rather than take a knee and go into half tied 3-3, head coach Zac Taylor opted to take a shot.
—Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2021
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Based on those factors, take a shot with Fleetwood at 70/1 or better.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
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So why does Spielman think the Packers should take a shot on Bridgewater?
—Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2023
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The couple matched in white then toast each other and take a shot in the clip, then smiled after the celebratory drink.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
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Razer has never been afraid to take a shot on products that seem unusual at first glance.
—Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 15 Sep. 2021
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The Panthers, meanwhile, didn’t have a forward take a shot on goal in Game 6 until Barkov did nearly 32 minutes in.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2024
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Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor remembers one of the first times that the team tried to take a shot down the field during his tenure as a head coach.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2021
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When the offense does take a shot downfield, Brissett must be accurate.
—Lance Reisland, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
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For the seedings and results to have worked out so that Jackson could take a shot at his contemporary on this stage is special.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
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Cohen laid down the ground rules: at the top of every hour, Cohen and Cooper are going to take a shot of tequila together.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
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In the video, Alix shared behind-the-scenes footage of her mom pretending to take a shot and the whole family dancing together.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
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Polyakov could, at least in theory, take a shot at buying back his company.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 10 July 2024
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Job seekers in California will no longer have to take a shot in the dark when asked about their salary expectations.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
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Hardin, who will represent Watson in the civil cases as well, used part of his statement Friday to take a shot at Buzbee.
—Matt Young, Chron, 11 Mar. 2022
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Cohen excitedly brought tequila to take a shot at the top of every hour with Cooper.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
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Win the league’s regular-season title, take a shot at the league tournament title and then make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
—Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2021
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More actors than ever are now stepping behind the camera to take a shot at directing.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
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Celebrities had flown to Alabama to form a human shield around the marchers, the idea being that surely no one would take a shot at Harry Belafonte.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 12 July 2023
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My big takeaway is… Chelsie did not take a shot at her biggest competition to win it all… Makensy!
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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The Crimson Tide connected on 6 of its first 11 and didn’t even take a shot inside the arc for nearly seven minutes while building an early lead.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2022
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Brown used the discourse to take a shot at Jemele Hill, suggesting that the journalist is unattractive and that men don’t want to be romantically involved with her.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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