cheap shot

noun

: an act of deliberate roughness against a defenseless opponent especially in a contact sport

taking cheap shots at the quarterback

: a critical statement that takes unfair advantage of a known weakness of the target

cheap-shot

ˈchēp-ˌshät

transitive verb

Examples of cheap shot in a Sentence

He took a cheap shot at the quarterback. a cheap shot to the back of the head The remark about his weight was a cheap shot.

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But Oz was born to take every cheap shot presented by the cruelest of fates. —

Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024 Trump has never proven disciplined when tempted with the cheap shot and there is no reason to think that has changed. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024 After about 30 minutes, Trump moved back into his familiar stump-speech territory of preposterous boasts about his record and cheap shots at his rivals. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 July 2024 Eddie Murphy has forgiven a cheap shot from his old home at Saturday Night Live. —

Bruce Haring, Deadline, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cheap shot