shoot at

phrase

variants or shoot for
Synonyms of shoot atnext
: to aim at : strive for

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About 10 minutes after the final barrage of gunfire, Antonio is loaded into a silver Nissan Pathfinder — the same car that was shooting at him earlier — and driven toward an ambulance. — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 Koehn believes the armed bystander kept the gunman from shooting at more people. — Dana Griffin, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026 Messi had a chance to score a third goal for Miami, but his close range shot at the 56-minute mark missed to the right. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 Nearly four months after a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot at Piedmont Park following 404 Day festivities, Atlanta police announced an arrest. — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoot at

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