shoot down
verb
shot down; shooting down; shoots down
1
: to cause to fall by shooting
shot down the helicopter
especially
: to kill in this way
was shot down in cold blood
4
: discredit sense 2
shoot down a theory
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Examples of shoot down in a Sentence
nowadays the aging activist is routinely shot down in most quarters of the media and dismissed as an irrelevant crank
every one of my fund-raising ideas was shot down by the other club members
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Ukrainian air defenses shot down both missiles and 46 drones, a statement from the air force said.
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Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Unilever shot down the offer amid concerns about corporate culture, cost cutting, and short-term focus.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Back then, the Supreme Court shot down Trump's efforts, although its decision suggested the conservative justices might be receptive to different arguments.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Chicago The Chicago City Council last week shot down a proposal to allow the Chicago Police Department to cooperate with ICE officials.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
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Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Unilever shot down the offer amid concerns about corporate culture, cost cutting, and short-term focus.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Back then, the Supreme Court shot down Trump's efforts, although its decision suggested the conservative justices might be receptive to different arguments.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Chicago The Chicago City Council last week shot down a proposal to allow the Chicago Police Department to cooperate with ICE officials.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Shoot down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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