shoot at

phrase

variants or shoot for

: to aim at : strive for

Examples of shoot at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aventura police officers spoke with the pair about what occurred, but Thomas is from Georgia and didn’t know the area or the person who shot at them, the report read. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

The family of a 22-year-old woman killed in shooting at a QuikTrip in Kansas City two years ago has sued the company for wrongful death. — Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Fleming was one of a dozen people at the home when the home was shot at, including two toddlers, a 6-year-old and a teenager, a police report said. — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026

A couple years later, after one of them shot at his friend, Hill sued the landowners. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for shoot at

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat