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The phrase "a trick shot" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to sports, games, or any situation where a skillful or deceptive shot is made, often with an element of surprise or difficulty.
Example: "He amazed the crowd with a trick shot that bounced off three walls before landing in the cup."
Alternatives: "a skillful shot" or "a deceptive shot."
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It's a trick shot.
It was almost a trick shot.
A professional pool player failed on a trick shot.
(The decisive punch was more a trick shot than a knockout blow).
He would deliver the commercial and at the end make a trick shot.
And now, she hit what so far is the shot of the Olympics, a trick shot on most occasions, but not Monday.
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Two kickers, including a trick-shot artist made famous by YouTube, were worked out in 2012.
Rugland posted a trick-shot video — called "Kickalicious" — in September that has drawn more than 2.7 million views.
He has struggled with the wind and hit from several awkward stances that only a trick-shot artist could love.
Wilson recalled how years ago, he received a call from a trick-shot artist who wanted to perform for a fee at the association's next national championship.
Mr. Knapp said he had been inspired by trick shooters of the next generation, most notably Herb Parsons, a showman who toured the country from the 1930s through the '50s and often worked in Hollywood as a trick-shot stand-in for stars like Jimmy Stewart in "Winchester '73" (1950), which involves a shooting contest.
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