How to Use drop shot in a Sentence

drop shot

noun
  • The rig starts with a drop shot weight at the end of your line.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Sakkari broke to open the second set when Gauff dumped a drop shot into the net.
    — Howard Fendrich, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Mertens, though, fought back to deuce and held serve following a gutsy drop shot and an ace.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Then Tsitsipas hit a drop shot that landed just a few feet from the net.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 13 June 2021
  • Navarro feathered a perfect drop shot that Swiatek rushed to catch up with.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Tube jigs, drop shot rigs, jigging spoons and diving plugs are popular.
    — cleveland, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The drop shot took the worm quickly to the bottom where the bigger bass fed at a more leisurely pace.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
  • In the third set, Alcaraz again used the forehand drop shot to hold for a 3-2 lead.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • And her confidence to reach any drop shot rivals Rafael Nadal’s.
    — Matt Fuchs, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019
  • That fed into a tiebreaker, which Alcaraz evened at 4-4 with a wicked drop shot.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Schwartzman went to net 71 times; Thiem 53, often to track down a deft drop shot.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Serving at 4-3 in the fifth set, Medvedev doomed himself with two poor, predictable drop shots.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • The top lures have been tube jigs, drop shot rigs tipped with soft plastics or nightcrawlers, golden shiners, leeches and crayfish.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Wellington Reservoir has been giving up nice largemouth bass on drop shot rigs lately.
    — D'arcy Eagan, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The set — the first one Brooksby lost in five matches — concluded with a drop shot into the net.
    — Howard Fendrich, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • The Spaniard raced forward, hitting an acute forehand crosscourt angle from a drop shot.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Sinner used a drop shot to lure Fritz to the front court, then slid a passing shot that Fritz volleyed into the net.
    — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Midway through the second set, a short slice forced a lunging Sabalenka to hit a drop shot and then rush to the net.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Federer pulled Ruud to net with a drop shot, then spun a crosscourt forehand beyond his reach.
    — Owen Lewis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • With Gauff serving at 4-5, a double fault and a poor drop shot got Potapova to match point.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Nadal hit the ball at his feet, but Thiem managed a half-volley that turned into an irretrievable drop shot.
    — New York Times, 11 May 2018
  • Oliynykova also threw in drop shots and much faster shots, keeping Raducanu on her heels.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Williams broke for a 4-2 lead in the second when Goerges tried a rare drop shot that caught the top of the net tape and fell on her side.
    — Howard Fendrich, Fox News, 13 July 2018
  • Anglers are having some success using a drop shot rig or Texas or Carolina rigs.
    — Star Tribune, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Nadal's drop shot caught Kyrgios by surprise and the Australian let loose with an F-bomb during the point.
    — Beth Harris, ajc, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Pegula tried a drop shot, and Swiatek ran to it, reaching out to flip the ball over the net at an impossible angle.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022
  • When Nakashima looked to test the Spaniard with a drop shot, Alcaraz was forced to sprint to the ball in order to return cross court.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • If Ruud dried a drop shot, odds are a relentless Nadal would bull-charge towards the net to smack it past his opponent.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 5 June 2022
  • Medvedev held a set point at 6-5 in the tiebreaker and faltered again, even though Thiem felt something in his right heel while chasing a drop shot.
    — Howard Fendrich, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The scented Berkley Trout Worms could do well on these drop shot rigs especially with Wacky rigging.
    — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 20 Mar. 2021

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