like a shot
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White was on to him like a shot and touched down for a smash-and-grab that sickened England.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
I kind of knew that, but when she had that reaction, which was not feigned at all, that was like a shot of advice from the heart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Asking a general-use chatbot for health help used to seem like a shot in the dark—just two years ago, a study found that ChatGPT could diagnose only 2 in 10 pediatric cases correctly.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Its lawsuit, then, looks like a shot across the NLRB’s bow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
“My best china is in that box, darling, and I declare you are throwing it around like a shot putt.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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