shoot out
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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As fans celebrated the dramatic penalty shoot out victory, some 20,000 people converged on the city's iconic Champs-Elysees avenue, police said.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The commission voted unanimously to rule the officers’ decision to shoot out of policy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Blazars are a type of active galaxy powered by supermassive black holes that shoot out powerful, narrow jets of particles and radiation at nearly the speed of light.
From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025
Kaira followed that with the fast-paced “Frying Pan,” during which the words seemed to just shoot out of her mouth like bullets.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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