shoot out
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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Still, his paternal bluntness is not without its infuriating charm, as when he informs his headstrong daughter, “You have to understand, now is desperation time for you. Sudden death, overtime, penalty kick shoot out. Expiration date is over. Take over store is only choice you having.”
From Los Angeles Times
The commission voted unanimously to rule the officers’ decision to shoot out of policy.
From Los Angeles Times
Marcy laughs so hard bits of hamburger shoot out of her mouth.
From Literature
In the pitch black of the mine, mud-splattered men with headlamps drill into the rock in two-man teams, using hydro drills with long, thin nozzles that shoot out pressurized water to loosen the ore.
I've always been proud of the one I made in the Shoot Out a couple of seasons ago because I tried to make it from the very first pot.
From BBC
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