Explore Shootout through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like gunfight or gunplay. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Shootout meaning
- A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.
- A penalty shootout.
- A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.
Using Shootout
- The main meaning on this page is: A decisive battle, especially a gunfight. | A penalty shootout. | A series of penalty shots during which a tied game is resolved.
- Useful related words include: gunfight, gunplay, fight, fighting.
- In the example corpus, shootout often appears in combinations such as: the shootout, in shootout, penalty shootout.
Context around Shootout
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shootout
- In this selection, "shootout" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, penalty, city, senior, losses, goals and statistics stand out and add context to how "shootout" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a marathon shootout with 13 and a penalty shootout. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shootout" sits close to words such as descendants, elders and milton, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shootout
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A high speed chase and shootout ensued. (7 words)
A one-goal edge means an extra half hour will be added with a deciding penalty shootout looming. (18 words)
Miss: The Bruins are 0-4 in the shootout this season, including three shootout losses in their past five games. (20 words)
Overtime FC also had their own tough journey to the finals, narrowly defeating Manticao FC 3-2 in a penalty shootout during the quarterfinals and then edging the University of San Carlos (USC) B team 3-2 in another shootout in the semifinals. (43 words)
A shootout in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Friday was an attempted coup, Embalo said Sunday Dec. 3, 2023 after a meeting with security forces, confirming fears over the latest threat to democracy in the increasingly volatile and coup-hit West Africa. (41 words)
In the shootout it would be Kinkaid stealing the show, stopping all three Flyers attempts and making Drew Stafford’s lone goal stand up in the shootout to give the Devils the extra point. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
The losing team in overtime or shootout is awarded only one. citation Shootout goals and saves are not tracked in hockey statistics; shootout statistics are tracked separately.
Hockey East teams receive three points for a win in regulation and two for one in overtime or the shootout, while the overtime/shootout loser earns one point.
UMaine has converted just once in its four shootout losses since winning its first shootout game over Northeastern University last year.
Overtime FC also had their own tough journey to the finals, narrowly defeating Manticao FC 3-2 in a penalty shootout during the quarterfinals and then edging the University of San Carlos (USC) B team 3-2 in another shootout in the semifinals.
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Miss: The Bruins are 0-4 in the shootout this season, including three shootout losses in their past five games.
Pinecrest senior shootout results Hartley Oxendine and Greg Dial earned a one-shot victory over Tiger Willie and Willie Oxendine in this week’s Pinecrest senior shootout.
In the shootout it would be Kinkaid stealing the show, stopping all three Flyers attempts and making Drew Stafford’s lone goal stand up in the shootout to give the Devils the extra point.
A Chicago police officer who was badly wounded during a shootout with a gunman Wednesday evening on the Southwest Side succumbed to his injuries, officials said.
Adarabioyo’s spot-kick settled a marathon shootout, with 13 of 16 penalties scored before Idrissa Gana Gueye rattled the post in sudden death, allowing the Fulham centre-back to secure the Cottagers’ progression.
After a tough fight, India won the shootout and finished 9th at the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023.
After defeating the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in a shootout, all that’s left to do is prepare for their inevitable postseason run.
After Hill stopped four more Devils shooters in the shootout, defenseman Shea Theodore scored the game winner on the Knights fourth attempt to send the fans at the Fortress into a frenzy.
After playing the final 45 minutes a man down following a red card to captain Brandon O'Neill, the Jets looked headed for a penalty shootout.
A high speed chase and shootout ensued.
Also, three students of Osun State College of Health Technology, Ilesa, were accidentally shot during the shootout between the two cult groups.
An armed Texas couple got into a shootout with two would-be robbers at a gas station Tuesday, wounding one of the suspects, according to police.
And we deployed joint Army Police Special Forces to Orsumoghu to engage the insurgents in a shootout, from morning to evening, to ensure they did not come out.
A one-goal edge means an extra half hour will be added with a deciding penalty shootout looming.
A shootout in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Friday was an attempted coup, Embalo said Sunday Dec. 3, 2023 after a meeting with security forces, confirming fears over the latest threat to democracy in the increasingly volatile and coup-hit West Africa.
Common combinations with shootout
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the shootout 47×
- in shootout 37×
- penalty shootout 24×
- shootout with 23×
- shootout to 15×
- shootout and 12×
- shootout in 9×
- shootout between 7×
- senior shootout 5×
- shootout win 5×