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squeezed off; squeezing off; squeezes off
Definition of squeeze off
: to fire (a round) by squeezing the trigger
: to fire a weapon by squeezing the trigger
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Examples of squeeze off in a Sentence
the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds
Recent Examples on the Web Brad Marchand landed a game-high seven shots on net and squeezed off two more, one that was blocked and one off net . . .
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BostonGlobe.com, "Trent Frederic," 16 Nov. 2019 The deadliest example occurred in Las Vegas two years ago when a gunman possessed a dozen 100-round magazines that helped him squeeze off 10 rounds per second onto a crowd of concert-goers from his hotel room, killing 58 people.
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Washington Post, "High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns," 3 Sep. 2019 Bowey prevented a Vegas clearing attempt, then skated toward the slot and squeezed off a shot while getting knocked down by William Carrier.
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Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, "Anthony Mantha's goal late gives Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over Vegas, and a win streak," 10 Nov. 2019 David Pastrnak squeezed off a game-high 10 shots, five of which made it to the net.
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BostonGlobe.com, "Hughes became the first Black-and-Gold player this season to play in his first NHL game.," 4 Nov. 2019 The deadliest example occurred in Las Vegas two years ago when a gunman possessed a dozen 100-round magazines that helped him squeeze off 10 rounds per second onto a crowd of concert-goers from his hotel room, killing 58 people.
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Washington Post, "High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns," 3 Sep. 2019 Otherwise, they’ll be lost in space à la Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and the rest of the crew squeezed off the GOP ship by The Donald four years ago.
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Lorraine Ali, chicagotribune.com, "Why reality TV has nothing on the Democratic debates," 23 June 2019 Otherwise, they’ll be lost in space à la Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and the rest of the crew squeezed off the GOP ship by The Donald four years ago.
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Lorraine Ali, chicagotribune.com, "Why reality TV has nothing on the Democratic debates," 23 June 2019 The deadliest example occurred in Las Vegas two years ago when a gunman possessed a dozen 100-round magazines that helped him squeeze off 10 rounds per second onto a crowd of concert-goers from his hotel room, killing 58 people.
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Washington Post, "High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns," 3 Sep. 2019
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The first known use of squeeze off was circa 1949
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