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Definition of potshot
1 : a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy target
2 : a critical remark made in a random or sporadic manner
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Examples of potshot in a Sentence
A sniper was on the roof taking potshots at passing cars.
Recent Examples of potshot from the Web
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In Washington, President Trump has not missed any opportunity to take potshots at the nuclear deal as part of his attacks on all things Obama.
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On the other, Gilbert lived down to the worst stereotypes of an entitled and scorned billionaire owner by publicly lobbing personal potshots at his former franchise player.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim to lead the United Kingdom's most populous city, is used to political opponents taking potshots at his faith.
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Other prominent ConservativeTribune stories took potshots at Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, including a video of liberals who struggled to explain their love of the former president.
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More importantly, this is a silly potshot at the news media—with some quarter given to print journalists—from someone who made a total of five statements that Politifact decided to grade, all of which were rated some degree of false.
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Origin and Etymology of potshot
from the notion that such a shot is unsportsmanlike and worthy only of one whose object is to fill the cooking pot
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Definition of potshot
potshot
;potshotting
intransitive verb
: to take a potshot
transitive verb
: to attack or shoot with a potshot
Examples of potshot in a Sentence
ended the show with an extended rant in which he potshot an array of personages on the right
First Known Use of potshot
1913
POTSHOT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of potshot for English Language Learners
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: a gunshot that is fired in a careless way or at an easy target
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