shoot through
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Taking a step back, I was able to shoot through the ceiling rafters.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
But one structural engineer told me that the greater risk in most facilities is horizontal, not vertical—not that a vehicle would fall through the floor, but that it would shoot through a barrier.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2025
Monika Mitchell was the director for one of them, and she did a location shoot through my house.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2024
“My body feels like I’m being electrocuted from the inside out. I get these sharp electrical jolts that shoot through my body and my limbs,” Evans said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
In my memory, I shoot through the night and don’t stop for days and weeks and months.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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