How to Use shoot off in a Sentence

shoot off

verb
  • Quick shot off, that was the goal.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Machado's two-run line shot off Springs into the left-field seats tied it with two outs in the first.
    CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • Caglianone’s two-run shot off Ryan Yarbrough pushed the lead to 5-0 with no outs in the fourth.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • At one point, people shot off fireworks and threw chunks of ice and rocks at police officers.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Ruiz’s two-run shot off Luzardo in the seventh got the Marlins on the board.
    Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
  • That hasn’t stopped people from shooting off all manner of pyrotechnics.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Gordon Sargent, one shot off the lead when the day began, shot 70 to fall four back.
    ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Manzardo's shot off the right-field foul pole in the third gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead.
    ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • Freeman drilled a 438-foot shot off Josh Fleming in the third.
    CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Has a good wingspan at 6-6, has a great handle and can shoot off the bounce while also taking it to the rim.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Sloan was awarded a Purple Heart after two fingers were shot off his left hand.
    Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • Fernandez hit his first home run in the fourth inning – a solo shot off Casey Mize.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The penalty changed his second-round score from 66 to 68, and dropped him from one shot off the lead to three back.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The trailer was hauling fireworks, which ignited during the blaze and shot off in a wild display.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Lowe's homer was a solo shot off Bryce Miller with one out in the bottom of the first inning to open the scoring.
    Brandon Lowe, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Lowe’s homer was a solo shot off Bryce Miller with one out in the bottom of the first inning to open the scoring.
    ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • Dosunmu scored 43 points on 13 of 17 shooting off the bench.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Ecuador tracked the ball down, crossed it into the box, but Gonzalo Plata shot off target.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Duran homered for a second straight game with his solo shot off Boyd that cut the lead to 5-1 with one out in the sixth.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Betts got the home run derby going in the bottom of the first with a two-run, two-out shot off Freeland (1-6).
    CBS News, 26 May 2026
  • Jones reached the second deck in right field for a tying shot off Martin (9-3) and his second career homer.
    Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Crow-Armstrong had a two-run shot off Lazaro Estrada in the sixth to give the Cubs a 5-0 lead.
    CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Abreu’s shot off Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) capped a four-run inning that wiped out a 6-3 deficit.
    ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • The first solo shot off Jacob deGrom pulled the Astros even at 2-all in the fourth inning.
    ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • Kiel lined a hit to right field to put two on with one out for Sorrell, who blasted a three-run shot off the batter's eye to tie the game at 3-3.
    Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Holliday homered for the fourth time this season in the ninth, a solo shot off Michael Rucker.
    ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Dominic Canzone hit his 15th homer — a two-run shot off William Kempner in the eighth.
    ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Griffin hit a solo shot off Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff (2-1) in the third.
    ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Jung hit his first home run of the season — a two-run shot off Scott Barlow in the seventh for a 5-3 Rangers lead.
    ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Dingler's two-run shot off Taylor Rogers with two out extended the Tigers' lead to 8-4 in the sixth.
    ABC News, 9 June 2026

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