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
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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Ninety drones and one missile were shot down or suppressed, the air force said, with impacts by 13 drones and three missiles across 11 locations.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 24 July 2025
This week, Hogan’s longtime confidant, fellow WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart, also shot down Hogan death rumors.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The outlet shot down rumors last month of Hogan being near death, claiming the star, born Terry Gene Bollea, had been hospitalized to address lingering neck and back issues and was otherwise fine.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Its stern was detached but intact, and its gun turrets were pointed upward—likely positioned to shoot down enemy aircraft.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 24 July 2025
This week, Hogan’s longtime confidant, fellow WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart, also shot down Hogan death rumors.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The outlet shot down rumors last month of Hogan being near death, claiming the star, born Terry Gene Bollea, had been hospitalized to address lingering neck and back issues and was otherwise fine.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Its stern was detached but intact, and its gun turrets were pointed upward—likely positioned to shoot down enemy aircraft.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoot down
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“Shoot down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20down. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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