shoot out
Britishverb
noun
Example Sentences
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The troublesome Queen of the Night dazzles with high notes that shoot out like daggers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
There’s also a guy who appears to be on loan from the Mad Max universe who can make blades shoot out of his arms and fire them like darts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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
Kaori suspected lasers would shoot out of them, if they could.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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