shootout - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • win: But joy ended in tears as normal time and extra time passed goalless - and Portugal won the penalty shootout.
  • have: If A and B are having a shootout then all you need to know is who gets hit or runs out of ammo first.
  • lose: Advertisement After England had lost the penalty shootout 3-1 the raging former Newcastle idol lost his cool.
  • include: Maher taught both McGoohan and Kanner to handle their guns like professionals and choreographed all the fight scenes, including the wonderful final shootout.
  • see: In recent months, Kuwait has seen several deadly shootouts with Islamist dissidents.

Preposition: at

  • end: A Czech soldier is murdered, the Bolsheviks arrive, and there is a spectacular shootout at the end.

Adjective modifier

  • bloody: Here Bukowski finds access to a rifle and ammo, and a bloody shootout ensues.
  • wild: Did Butch Cassidy survive the wild shootout with Bolivian troops in 1908?
  • final: This has made the final shootouts for this class slightly confusing to say the least!
  • dramatic: It was fun while it lasted but Windsor & Eton's Trophy run came to an end after a dramatic penalty shootout.
  • big: I liked the movie theme in which there is a big shootout in the parking garage and wanted to get that atmosphere.
  • Western: Plenty of standard Western shootouts, nothing especially violent.

Modifies a noun

  • competition: Events range from recycling rapping events to roadshows, penalty shootout competitions to human table football tournaments.

Noun used with modifier

  • penalty: We all know what happened, I went for a walk during the penalty shootout, I just knew we were going to lose.
  • celebrity: Game theory also from celebrity shootouts the final round in the series.
  • west: A cove for to ' per person ohio river boat cruises wild west shootouts.
  • quarter-final: Germany haven't lost a shoot-out since 1976 - when they got past Argentina in their quarter-final shootout last week, nobody missed.
  • gang: If there are gang shootouts or drive-by shootings, the good guys will likely get hurt too eventually.

Preposition: in

  • cup: Last 3 times Italy have gone to a shootout in the world cup they've lost.

Preposition: with

  • police: Abu Sayyaf, who is a sympathizer of Osama bin Laden, escaped after a shootout with police late last month.

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