How to Use "Shoot" with Example Sentences

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)

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)