Noun cannon operators often had to use several shots to figure out the range of their targets let's take another shot at the puzzle Adjective The tires on the car are shot.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In football, Quintero never expected to get a varsity shot at El Dorado. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Shipping and regulatory delays forced a monthslong wait for most of the remaining supply, as men lined up for hours outside clinics in major cities hoping to get the shot.Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Shipping and regulatory delays forced a nearly two-month wait for most of the remaining supply, as men lined up for hours outside clinics in major cities hoping to get the shot. Amanda Seitz, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 Despite hitting 30 home runs with 107 RBIs in the minors this year, Mervis is not expected to get a shot in the big leagues until 2023. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Transfer Parker Hanna, who replaced Bedford Friday, will get the first shot at locking that right tackle position down. Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2022 James Blackman was going to get a shot against the reigning national champion Crimson Tide. Mitchell Gladstone, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2022 There’s one more step before a fall booster campaign begins: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must recommend who should get the additional shot. Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 Prospective recipients must wait at least two months after finishing their primary series of vaccinations or after receiving their last booster dose to get the new shot. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 31 Aug. 2022
Adjective
The best men’s shot putter in the world had another record-setting outing at Hayward Field. Chris Hansen, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2021 On the other side of the cut-throat quadrennial, shot putter Felisha Johnson, who ranks first in the United States and fourth in the world this year, fouled on all three attempts during qualifying. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 25 June 2021 Sandy Armento, who lives across the street, shot cell phone video of the altercation that's been circulating on social media.CBS News, 23 Apr. 2021 This starting lineup needs another ballhandler, and shot creator. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022 Two teens were injured in a double shooting Tuesday night with another shot early Wednesday morning, police said. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022 With adults, think of more gourmet goodies, DIY Halloween decorations, seasonal coffee and tea or even beer and shot glasses. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022 Where Onpattro required four-hour-long intravenous infusions, Amvuttra is delivered in shot form and lasts three months between doses rather than just three weeks. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 From the perspective of the early days of hard benchmarks, the opportunity cost of ten million dollars spent on a long-shot primary was about twenty-five hundred lives. Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English sceot, scot; akin to Old High German scuz, Old Norse skot shot, Old English scēotan to shoot — more at shoot
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a