Sentence examples similar to a shoot off from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a shoot off" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be a misspelling or misinterpretation of "a shoot-off," which refers to a tiebreaker in a competition or a shooting contest.
Example: "The two finalists will compete in a shoot-off to determine the winner of the tournament."
Alternatives: "a tiebreaker" or "a shootout."

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(AP) SHOOTING A Shoot-Off for Gold Richard Faulds of Britain won the men's double trap in a shoot-off with the defending gold medalist Russell Mark of Australia.

Dahlby took the silver medal and in a shoot-off to which little attention was being paid as Britons in the capacity crowd celebrated, Russia's Mosin won the bronze.

"I know Fatima, and I had met her before in a shoot-off in Junior events".

Meanwhile, Nathan Hales pipped fellow Briton Jack Wilkinson to bronze in a shoot-off in the junior men's trap.

That tied her with Burton on 91 and led to a shoot-off, the Briton winning 2-1.

The London 2012 Olympic double trap gold medallist came out on top in a shoot-off against China's Wang Hu.

England's Sarah Gray, who beat 16-year-old Hill in a shoot-off for the semi-final, lost the bronze medal match to Andri Eleftheriou of Cyprus.

Gray and Allen both scored 13 from 16 in the semi-final and it was Allen who went through after a shoot-off.

England's Sarah Gray and Allen both scored 13 from 16 in the semi-final and it was Allen who went through after a shoot-off.

Once there, she came through a shoot-off to guarantee a place in the gold/silver match, where she shot 13 of 16 clays - one fewer than her American opponent.

Brown shot three nines in the decider and after Clarke shot a 10 and an eight, she knew that a 10 would win or a nine would set up a shoot-off but the seven left her with silver, although she was still happy with her achievements.

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