angle shot

noun

: a picture taken with the camera pointed at an angle from the horizontal

Examples of angle shot in a Sentence

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Bathed in sunlight, deformed by the wide angle shot, there was our living room. — Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 12 May 2026 Ross Johnston threw a bad angle shot on Korpisalo that produced a rebound. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Nov. 2025 The game-winner Less than three minutes into overtime, Clark led the rush out of the zone and fired a tough angle shot on Hensley that found its way in the back of the net. — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Low camera angle shot of the George Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University, 2016. — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for angle shot

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of angle shot was circa 1922

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“Angle shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angle%20shot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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