Below you will find example sentences with "two shots". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Two Shots in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: shots
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 14
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.1 words

Words in this phrase

two shots

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • two can mean: A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••). Very common word
  • shots can mean: plural of shot Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

shots and two shots on goal 2× and finished two shots behind the 1× at least two shots on net 1× by just two shots 1× contest with two shots for 10 1× end by two shots and the 1× led by two shots after the 1× left her two shots behind and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ariya jutanugarn hit 1× graeme mcdowell who 1× hannah doherty lead 1× however they lost 1× koepka who led 1× nasa hataoka cards 1×

Common sentence endings:

shots on goal 2× 18 shots each 1× another two shots 1× behind the winner 1× championship on friday 1× course tv interview 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

four 5× game 5× goal 4× behind 4× lead 4× round 4× first 3× diabetes 3× net 3× play 3× hole 3× way 2×

Related phrases

two weeks two daughters two years two goals two touchdowns two seasons two sides rating two two assists two decades

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

two sets two separate two sectors two sections two seconds two seats

Just after it in the phrase index:

two sides two singles two sisters two sizes two sons two spots

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

two weeks two daughters two years two goals two touchdowns two seasons

Same ending:

blocked shots

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "two shots" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as shots and two shots on goal, and finished two shots behind the, four, game and goal stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with two weeks, two daughters and two years, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with two shots

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Two shots behind with two holes to play,. (8 words)

With two ends to go they were trailing by just two shots. (12 words)

The Tigers made their two shots on goal count out of their five total shots for the match. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Koepka, who led by two shots after the first round, started on the back nine and reached the turn at two under for the round but made double-bogey at the par-four second where his tee shot found a fairway bunker and then needed three putts from 57 feet. (50 words)

Woods opened with two birdies in three holes, chipped in for par, added two more birdies for a 32 and suddenly was within two shots of the lead as he goes for a ninth victory at Torrey Pines, and a record 83rd in his PGA Tour career. (47 words)

Nasa Hataoka cards second-round 67, sits two strokes off lead at Pure Silk ChampionshipNasa Hataoka fired a second-round 67 to position herself two shots behind a trio of leaders at the midway point of the 72-hole Pure Silk Championship on Friday. (44 words)

Example sentences (20)

She was followed by Molly Wanning with four shots and two shots on goal and Bryanna Pickens with three shots on goal.

The Gulls scored their two goals on their first two shots of the game, but Condors goalie Laurent Brossoit shut the door the rest of the way, stopping the remaining 33 San Diego shots in the contest.

People with Type 2 diabetes may often require one or two shots a day whereas those with Type 1 diabetes or diabetes associated with pregnancy may need to take four to five insulin shots a day.

He’s had at least two shots on net every game, and he leads all NHL players in shots on net (28).

Ariya Jutanugarn hit shots all over Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons and was not sure how she managed a 67. But it left her two shots behind and tied for second with Lydia Ko (68) and Eun-Hee Ji (69).

However, they lost the last end by two shots and the game ended in a draw, 18 shots each.

The Tigers made their two shots on goal count out of their five total shots for the match.

Hannah Doherty lead the way for the Phoenix, finishing the game with three total shots and two shots on goal.

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In the second half of regulation, Barry held a 7-6 edge in shots taken, while both squads were able to put two shots on frame.

Three or four minutes later, he heard another blast of three shots then a pause, then another two shots.

Woods opened with two birdies in three holes, chipped in for par, added two more birdies for a 32 and suddenly was within two shots of the lead as he goes for a ninth victory at Torrey Pines, and a record 83rd in his PGA Tour career.

The third place went to the Dutch He failed to get close to the two frontrunners and finished two shots behind the winner.

Winnipeg got its first power play of the game two minutes into the second period, but two shots at the net couldn’t get past Grubauer.

With two ends to go they were trailing by just two shots.

Onto the second playoff hole, again the two gladiators striped their drives down the middle of the fairway, and both reached the difficult green on 9 North in two shots.

Graeme McDowell, who sits just two shots off the lead, is facing the threat of a slow-play penalty in the final two rounds of the Saudi International after picking up a "yellow card" following an on-course TV interview.

Koepka, who led by two shots after the first round, started on the back nine and reached the turn at two under for the round but made double-bogey at the par-four second where his tee shot found a fairway bunker and then needed three putts from 57 feet.

Two shots behind with two holes to play,.

Nasa Hataoka cards second-round 67, sits two strokes off lead at Pure Silk ChampionshipNasa Hataoka fired a second-round 67 to position herself two shots behind a trio of leaders at the midway point of the 72-hole Pure Silk Championship on Friday.

Participants will be challenged to “hit the green” in an elimination-style contest, with two shots for $10 on hole number two.

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