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How to Use "Shoot" with Example Sentences
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shoot
(v):
to wound or kill with a bullet; to fire a gun
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Used with adverbs:
"
He is unable to
shoot
straight
.
"
(straight, accurately)
"
He
accidentally
shot
his friend while duck hunting.
"
(accidentally)
"
She was
fatally
shot
during the robbery.
"
(fatally)
"
The enemy jet was
shot
down
near the border.
"
(down)
Used with verbs:
"
I'm so angry, I
want to
shoot
him.
"
(want to)
"
The gunman
threatened
to
shoot
.
"
(threatened)
"
The robber
tried to
shoot
, but his gun jammed.
"
(tried to, attempted to)
Used with prepositions:
"
The sniper was
shooting
at
innocent people.
"
(at)
"
The homeowner
shot
the intruder
in
the chest.
"
(in)
"
Someone started
shooting
into
the windows.
"
(into)
"
The hunter
shot
the deer
with
a rifle.
"
(with, by)
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shoot
(n):
the new part of a plant that is beginning to grow; an event where people or things are photographed
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Used with adjectives:
"
I look forward to seeing the
fresh
shoots
of my plants.
"
(fresh, new, green, young)
"
There were many
leafy
shoots
in their yard.
"
(leafy, flowering, growing)
"
Pandas like to eat
bamboo
shoots
.
"
(bamboo)
"
The models are at a
photo
shoot
.
"
(photo, cover, fashion)
Used with verbs:
"
This plant
has
no
shoots
yet.
"
(has)
"
These flowers will
produce
many
shoots
.
"
(produce, develop, send up, put out, have)
"
Shoots
are starting to
appear
in my garden.
"
(appear, develop, emerge, grow, show up)
Used with prepositions:
"
He is
on
a photo
shoot
in the Caribbean ocean.
"
(on)
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