How to Use shoot down in a Sentence

shoot down

verb
  • Lasers that can shoot down drones.
    — Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Such drones can’t be jammed and have to be shot down one by one.
    — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 27 June 2026
  • That project also was shot down.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Cut all branches and shoots down to the base.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Those drones that posed a direct threat were shot down.
    — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Ross covers the team from the air in his plane but is shot down.
    — Richard Newby, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The pain can range from a dull ache to a sharp pain that may shoot down the leg.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
  • James shot down any notion that this would be his last Games.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Polish jets shot down at least three of the aircraft.
    — George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And there are systems that use bullets to shoot down drones.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
  • And there are systems that use bullets to shoot down drones.
    — ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Hers was a bombardier who was shot down twice and earned a purple heart.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Six drones were launched toward the compound, five of which were shot down.
    — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Cuban air force MiG fighter jets shot down two planes.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026
  • He was shot down in 1952 and never seen again.
    — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • And now one of them has been shot down on the streets of Minnesota.
    — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • India has not confirmed that the fighter jets were shot down.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 7 May 2025
  • Thanks to all who continue to shoot down that all-caps balloon!
    — WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Units of drone hunters try to shoot down or jam the signals of enemy drones.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
  • Most of them had been shot down during bombing missions.
    — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • Air defenses shot down two out of six of the drones, the statement said.
    — Leila Sackur, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Lyles, who only votes in cases of a tie, shot down the motion.
    — Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The Pentagon chief shot down the claim.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Democrats shot down that proposal.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a growing belief in film circles that needs to be shot down.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The planes that were shot down were unarmed civilian aircraft.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Two of them were shot down by a Cuban fighter jet, killing four people.
    — Erika Gonzalez, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • Then as needed cut the shoots down among the foliage so the stubs won’t be noticed.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • Two of the planes were shot down by a Cuban fighter jet, killing four people.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • And, crucially, if they are shot down, they are not mourned by the public.
    — Justin Salhani, The Dial, 5 Mar. 2026

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