shoot through
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He added this was not an infection which would "shoot through the population", it was "not Covid", and he expected the outbreak to die out in the coming days.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
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
Trip said, turning to Moody at last, and Moody felt a mean thrill shoot through him.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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