shoot at

Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words

to aim and fire a weapon towards a target

shootVERB + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • The soldiers were shooting at the enemy.
  • He learned to shoot at targets in the army.
  • The hunters decided to shoot at the deer from a distance.
  • The police were ordered not to shoot at the crowd.
  • She was trained to shoot at moving targets.
  • Stop shooting at the birds; they are harmless.
  • The rebels continued to shoot at the government forces.
  • It's illegal to shoot at wildlife in this park.
  • The archer took aim and began to shoot at the bullseye.
  • He accidentally shot at a scarecrow while hunting.