How to Use take a shot in a Sentence

take a shot

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  • That’s the rhythm: open the app, take a shot, try again.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Still, Dasha wants to take a shot at turning it around.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
  • But before the Wolves could take a shot, Blair stole the ball in the paint and drew a foul with three seconds left.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Why wouldn’t a monkey left alone with a gun figure out how to take a shot?
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Kind of an old-school senior (type of) player, not afraid to take a shot, make a shot and bark at the bench.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Pink and black, time to take a shot.
    Vulture, 7 Jan. 2024
  • In the final slide, the host with the most appears to take a shot out of a mini red solo cup.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
  • In the region championship, Leah Brooks did not take a shot.
    al, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Ullmark saw another open cage late in the game, but didn’t take a shot.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Ford also couldn’t help but take a shot at the very public demise of the Musk-Trump partnership.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
  • Tap it to launch the camera instantly from standby, press again to take a shot.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Mostert wasn’t the first player to take a shot at Dolphins culture in recent years.
    C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
  • There's just always something to celebrate... take a shot in the suite.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Watch Kelly Clarkson joke about her weight loss and take a shot with a fan below.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Rather than take a knee and go into half tied 3-3, head coach Zac Taylor opted to take a shot.
    Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Rather than take a shot, Prior dished to Reid Habas, who connected from short range.
    Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Based on those factors, take a shot with Fleetwood at 70/1 or better.
    Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The junior knifed through traffic, and decided to take a shot himself with nowhere else to turn.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
  • Mitchell Robinson played 14 minutes, scored only one point, didn’t take a shot and somehow owned the Celtics.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • With the telescope trained on the moon, simply position your smartphone’s lens over the eyepiece and take a shot.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • So why does Spielman think the Packers should take a shot on Bridgewater?
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2023
  • The couple matched in white then toast each other and take a shot in the clip, then smiled after the celebratory drink.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The video and comment immediately reached the ears of Micah Parsons, who used it to take a shot at Lawrence.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Razer has never been afraid to take a shot on products that seem unusual at first glance.
    Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The Panthers, meanwhile, didn’t have a forward take a shot on goal in Game 6 until Barkov did nearly 32 minutes in.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2024
  • Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor remembers one of the first times that the team tried to take a shot down the field during his tenure as a head coach.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2021
  • When the offense does take a shot downfield, Brissett must be accurate.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
  • James didn’t take a shot in the first quarter against the Bulls.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Back then, photographers asked permission to take a shot.
    CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • That play was designed to lead to the check-down options, not necessarily take a shot down the field.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025

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