How to Use take a shot in a Sentence

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Based on those factors, take a shot with Fleetwood at 70/1 or better.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Razer has never been afraid to take a shot on products that seem unusual at first glance.
    — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 15 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • For the seedings and results to have worked out so that Jackson could take a shot at his contemporary on this stage is special.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
  • In the video, Alix shared behind-the-scenes footage of her mom pretending to take a shot and the whole family dancing together.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Job seekers in California will no longer have to take a shot in the dark when asked about their salary expectations.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Hardin, who will represent Watson in the civil cases as well, used part of his statement Friday to take a shot at Buzbee.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Win the league’s regular-season title, take a shot at the league tournament title and then make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2021
  • More actors than ever are now stepping behind the camera to take a shot at directing.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Celebrities had flown to Alabama to form a human shield around the marchers, the idea being that surely no one would take a shot at Harry Belafonte.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • The Crimson Tide connected on 6 of its first 11 and didn’t even take a shot inside the arc for nearly seven minutes while building an early lead.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Forwards Keilea Watt and Mallory Pugh aren’t afraid to take a shot from anywhere, with 36 and 37 shots respectively this season.
    — Portland Timbers and Thorns Fc, oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The real estate agent, 32, continued to pull out tiny bottles of alcohol and persuaded Clayton to take a shot with her.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Moments later, in the ninth minute, a turnover from Orlando’s defensive third saw Matheus Rossetto take a shot at the goal, which forced Grinwis to make a diving save to keep the game scoreless.
    — Mike Gramajo, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2021
  • In a few instances, a single artist would take a shot all the way to completion — including some of the frames of the CG monster interacting with digital water.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Guignard captured the image from the swim-step on a dive boat, partially submerging both his body and his camera to take a shot that included the view above and below the water’s surface.
    — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Congressional reports are in the public domain, meaning that any publisher could take a shot at putting out its own version.
    — Alexis Gunderson, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • Coming out of a timeout, the Jazz loaded up on Murray, the Spurs’ leading scorer and player statistically most likely to take a shot in that scenario.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Now, Prime Video gets their chance to take a shot at things with Citadel, a project that's both massively-ambitious and massively-expensive, with a reported price tag of $300 million for the first season.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023

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