Example Sentences

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And Russian eyebrows will have shot up even higher after Trump's reply to a reporter's question.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Storyboards will have shot lists, an “illustrative thumbnail,” and suggestions on how to shoot a clip, according to the release.

From The Verge • Apr. 12, 2022

Their confidence will have shot through the roof so we will have a real battle on our hands, something we will be really up for.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2010

But Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, said that if the bill passes "and creates a trade war, we will have shot ourselves in the foot."

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2010

Some cut their sets at three years growth even to the very ground, and find that in a year or two it will have shot as much as in seven, had it been let alone.

From Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees by Nisbet, John