Synonyms of shooting at

shooting at

phrase

variants or shooting for

present participle of shoot at

as in trying

to make an effort to do

Let's shoot at a 6:30 arrival.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trying
• attempting
• striving
• having a go at
• seeking
• trying one's hand (at)
• endeavoring
• assaying
• essaying
• hoping
• struggling
• taking up
• fighting
• working
• troubling
• toiling
• undertaking
• aiming
• aspiring
• straining
• assuming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giving up
• dropping
• quitting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shooting at

Court records indicate Jennifer Lackard, 49, and her son Chase, 20, were both arrested by the New York Police Department on Tuesday in connection with a June 29 drive-by shooting at rival gang members near the Bronx Criminal Court. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Broadcasts depicted men shooting at police and a 12-year-old taking her own life. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 6 Aug. 2026

Now, Pewitt, 51, formerly of Hammond, is asking for the Porter County charge, for allegedly shooting at a sheriff’s deputy, to be dismissed because the delay violates Pewitt’s right to a speedy trial, according to the filing. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

The criminal complaint alleges video showing Hines shooting at Russell and Jones before the SUV drove off. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 30 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

Abdalla Hasan, 21, was arrested on July 14 for a June 4 shooting at Campbell Recreation Area in Clive that injured an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, according to a news release from Clive Police Chief Mark Rehberg. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 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

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