On this page you'll find 2 example sentences with Potshot. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as shooting or shot and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Potshot meaning
- A shot taken at an easy or random target.
- Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.
Using Potshot
- The main meaning on this page is: A shot taken at an easy or random target. | Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.
- Useful related words include: shooting, shot, criticism, unfavorable judgment.
- In the example corpus, potshot often appears in combinations such as: potshot at.
Context around Potshot
- Average sentence length in these examples: 38 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Potshot
- In this selection, "potshot" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 38 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nasty stand out and add context to how "potshot" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include takes a potshot at jon and very nasty potshot at a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "potshot" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with potshot
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After feeding Toothless a salmon, Kit looks quizzical on a bench when he takes a potshot at Jon Snow’s mysterious parentage and coming back from the dead in Game Of Thrones. (32 words)
Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain, Camilla's friend Petronella blasted Harry's criticisms, accusing the duke - who she called a 'self-proclaimed feminist' - of hypocrisy by 'taking a very nasty potshot at a 75-year-old woman who can't answer back'. (44 words)
Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain, Camilla's friend Petronella blasted Harry's criticisms, accusing the duke - who she called a 'self-proclaimed feminist' - of hypocrisy by 'taking a very nasty potshot at a 75-year-old woman who can't answer back'. (44 words)
After feeding Toothless a salmon, Kit looks quizzical on a bench when he takes a potshot at Jon Snow’s mysterious parentage and coming back from the dead in Game Of Thrones. (32 words)
Example sentences (2)
Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain, Camilla's friend Petronella blasted Harry's criticisms, accusing the duke - who she called a 'self-proclaimed feminist' - of hypocrisy by 'taking a very nasty potshot at a 75-year-old woman who can't answer back'.
After feeding Toothless a salmon, Kit looks quizzical on a bench when he takes a potshot at Jon Snow’s mysterious parentage and coming back from the dead in Game Of Thrones.
Common combinations with potshot
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- potshot at 2×