air shot
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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None of those doubts went away here, though, as Havertz was anonymous apart from a horrendous early fresh air shot with the goal at his mercy.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
There was an early penalty claim when Kane hit the ground in the box and then an unusual air shot when just a couple of meters out from goal.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
First there’s an LBW appeal from an inswinger, which Michael Gough rightly views as a touch too high; then a classic air shot at an outswinger.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2020
They’re spun by compressed air, shot through a hole in the vessel from a bottle connected to a long, ungainly silver tube.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2019
I opened a window, and a muggy gust of air shot across my face.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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