Sentence examples for am shot from inspiring English sources

The phrase "am shot" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be used informally in spoken language to express exhaustion or defeat, but it lacks clarity in written form.
Example: "After running that marathon, I feel like I am shot."
Alternatives: "I am exhausted" or "I am worn out."

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am shot

noun

The result of launching a projectile or bullet.

  • The shot was wide off the mark.

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For a moment, I am shot through with purest envy.

The man shouted in English, "I am shot," and stumbled toward his companion.

As one of the fighters lay bleeding, he told his handler: "I am shot, pray for me".

By the end of the day, I've had such a plethora of information in my head that I really am shot and could care less about what's going on in the area".

One young man holds up a can of Amstel: 'For this I am shot at?' The rhythm of the film is the rhythm of their lives: brief snatches of conversation, intermittent movements, spells of silent darkness.

Saddle-sore, stinking of horses, exhausted but desperate for a living, one young man holds up a can of Amstel: "For this I am shot at?" Cross the water and you are in eastern Congo by way of the Irish pavilion and Richard Mosse's astounding stills and videos of rebel-filled forests made using military surveillance film that turns the world psychedelic cobalt, magenta and puce.

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Vehicles Will Be Shot At".

Being shot is not," he said.

— Mark Steinhubl does not remember being shot.

We were scared of being shot!

Being shot at is not part of our training".

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