How to Use shoot at in a Sentence

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• Berg crossed into the middle of the box to Haaland, who had an open net to shoot at.
  — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
• Smith turned and shot at the man, according to court documents.
  — Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
• Two people were believed to be shooting at each other, Davis said.
  — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 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
• Next summer will be the two-time World Cup winners’ shot at redemption.
  — Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 20 July 2026
• Authorities did not say what prompted Navarro to shoot at the women.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
• That bit is magical and a joy to watch but the way that Messi shifts the ball and shoots at the end of that dribble is brilliant, too.
  — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
• Surveillance video, however, shows Harris running away as Hicks shoots at him.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
• As the gang members shoot at him, Juggut severs the rope and falls; the train passes unharmed, over his body, into Pakistan.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
• De Ketelaere again pressured Freese, deflecting the ball back to Hans Vanaken who had an open net to shoot at.
  — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 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
• The man had been shot at another location and taken to the hospital in a private vehicle, police said.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
• The victim told detectives he had been shot at a nearby Sunoco gas station, according to the indictment.
  — Brian Carlton, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026
• The East Hempfield Township man shot at a person walking with Lucas, but that person was not hit.
  — Michael Guise, CBS News, 30 June 2026
• Those kinds of historic highlights will surely be in the mix as Smokler and Boone’s film crew convenes for multiple shoots at the venue over the months to come.
  — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
• Film crews shot at the home for three days in 1966, but only external shots ended up being used as stock footage for Wayne Manor.
  — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
• According to court records, Sevey allegedly began shooting at a group of four people running away, wounding a male juvenile in the leg.
  — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
• The way Florida law and police policy works, that’s tantamount to shooting at an officer.
  — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
• 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 pair had been shot at the family’s hunting estate; Murdaugh claimed to have discovered the bodies after returning from a visit to his mother.
  — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 July 2026
• As the other person got closer, Blue allegedly reached for a firearm and began shooting at the person, who took cover behind the car that the family was sitting in.
  — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
• It was perceived by many as shot at the quality of African national teams and also served as motivation for the 10 African teams that made the tournament.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
• Euro 2028 represents England’s best shot at a major men’s trophy in generations.
  — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• According to the release, Frazier barricaded himself in his bedroom and began to shoot at officers, and Hanson was struck by gunfire.
  — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 15 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
• Carlon and mid-minors prospects Nolan Perry and Johnny King represent the organization’s best shot at backfilling.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 July 2026
• Whitehead’s passengers then got out of his car, and the one with the gun started shooting at Oloyede and the second man — later identified at Atkinson — as the two of them started running at the other two firing their weapons, records said.
  — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
• Since then, there have been 29 additional instances in which immigration agents shot at civilians - at least seven of which turned deadly, according to The Trace, a nonprofit journalism site focused on gun violence.
  — Juliana Kim, NPR, 22 July 2026
• After arresting the suspect, Rasiel Joel Carbuccia, 20, of Jamaica Plain, the two officers who were shot at were evaluated on the scene, to make sure they weren’t injured, then transported to a local hospital, police said.
  — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
• Paul Murdaugh was later charged with boating under the influence, but those charges were dismissed after he and his mother, Maggie Murdaugh, were fatally shot at the family's Colleton County hunting estate in June 2021.
  — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026