stuff shot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stuff shot
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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This is TV-cop-show-level stuff, shot in some of Hawaii’s least scenic locations.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022
The final scene is edge-of-the-seat stuff, shot with masterly coolness.
From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2013
Gaborik raced in and tried to clear the puck out of the crease but he swept it right onto Chimera's stick for a stuff shot that ended the game.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2011
With Erving handling the red, white and blue A.B.A. ball, a standard stuff shot turns into airborne acrobatics, often ending in a backward, over-the-head slam dunk.
From Time Magazine Archive
The position of each planet in our solar system would be determined by the chance position of the denser stuff shot out by the erupting sun.
From The Story of Evolution by McCabe, Joseph
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