make the shot
idiom
: to get a ball or puck in the goal aimed for
was off-balance but still managed to make the shot
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Make sure your stand is somewhere sturdy and steady; with long-exposure photos, even a light vibration (such as the roof of a running car) can make the shot blurry.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024
Grab the rebound if his teammate missed, and then make the shot by any means necessary.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
Fellow opener Gabby Barrett, who's currently expecting her third child, didn't make the shot but also played a strong set ahead of Brown taking the stage.
—Sarah Michaud, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
Much of that supply is coming from another contract manufacturer, Catalent Inc., which last week was authorized to make the shot at a facility in Bloomington, Indiana.
—Fortune, 1 Apr. 2021
This could make the shot more accessible in rural areas and emerging markets that don’t have special freezers.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
Bueckers wouldn’t make the shot that secured UConn’s lead for good — that would be fellow freshman Aaliyah Edwards, who cleaned up a Bueckers miss.
—Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 29 Mar. 2021
But both times, Eichelberger failed to make the shot.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021
And because of the degree of difficulty — Butler had to shake a defender, beat the clock and make the shot — and because of where those two points sent San Diego State, this was the biggest victory in San Diego sports history.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 25 Sep. 2024
Grab the rebound if his teammate missed, and then make the shot by any means necessary.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
Fellow opener Gabby Barrett, who's currently expecting her third child, didn't make the shot but also played a strong set ahead of Brown taking the stage.
—Sarah Michaud, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
Much of that supply is coming from another contract manufacturer, Catalent Inc., which last week was authorized to make the shot at a facility in Bloomington, Indiana.
—Fortune, 1 Apr. 2021
This could make the shot more accessible in rural areas and emerging markets that don’t have special freezers.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
Bueckers wouldn’t make the shot that secured UConn’s lead for good — that would be fellow freshman Aaliyah Edwards, who cleaned up a Bueckers miss.
—Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 29 Mar. 2021
But both times, Eichelberger failed to make the shot.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021
And because of the degree of difficulty — Butler had to shake a defender, beat the clock and make the shot — and because of where those two points sent San Diego State, this was the biggest victory in San Diego sports history.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
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“Make the shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20shot. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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