How to Use "Shot" with Example Sentences

shot (n): the act of firing a gun; a chance; the act of throwing a ball in a sports game; an injection with a needle

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Used with adjectives:

"The police fired a warning shot."
(warning, gun, fatal)

"The coach says I have an excellent shot of being chosen."
(excellent, great, fine, perfect, good, poor, bad)

"He made a lucky shot at the end of the game."
(lucky, skillful, awesome, brilliant, easy, simple)

"Have you had a flu shot?"
(flu, allergy, tetanus)

Used with verbs:

"He aimed his shot carefully."
(aimed)

"He took a shot at the deer."
(took, fired)

"The shot missed the target."
(missed, hit, struck)

"The nurse gives the shots at the doctor's office."
(gives)

"She still needs to get the flu shot."
(get, have)

Used with prepositions:

"He fired the fatal shot from his shotgun."
(from)

"The deer was killed by a single shot to the head."
(to)

"She is going to need a shot of antibiotics to get rid of the infection."
(of)