case shot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of case shot
First recorded in 1665–75
Example Sentences
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This is not the first time the 30-year-old rapper has seen his efforts to revive the case shot down.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
On Wednesday, the judge overseeing the case shot down the pop icon's request to remove her father Jamie as conservator.
From Fox News • Jul. 1, 2021
Rickie Fowler, a late commit to Wyndham looking to make a Ryder Cup case, shot a bogey-free three-under 67.
From Golf Digest • Aug. 18, 2016
The guns used round shot, grape, and case shot; mortars and howitzers fired bombs and carcasses.
From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Manucy, Albert
Having executed his mission successfully, he returned in a short time with an arm load of canister and case shot.
From The Battle of Allatoona, October 5th, 1864 by Ludlow, William
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