Sentence examples for avoiding being shot from inspiring English sources

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Mr Lee was born a British citizen in Singapore in 1923 and lived through the Japanese occupation of the city during World War II, working as a translator for the Japanese and narrowly avoiding being shot in the Sook Ching massacre.

People present at Utøya avoiding being shot (by either stopping or escaping the offender) versus offender shooting a firearm without being challenged.

Walters himself narrowly avoiding being shot down when he warned Caldwell of an attacking enemy fighter, to the detriment of his own safety.

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) estimates the number of fleeing Eritreans at 1,000 a month (it's worth noting that escaping means going through the Sahara into mine-strewn Ethiopia while avoiding being shot by border guards).

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And he avoided being shot.

no way — is something you would wear only in the woods during deer season, in order to avoid being shot.

no way is something you would wear only in the woods during deer season, in order to avoid being shot.

He said he hoped to play tenor sax in the Navy band as a strategy to avoid being shot at in Afghanistan.

Lahouaiej-Bouhlel pulled out a gun and pointed it directly at Migues, who had to let go of the truck to avoid being shot.

The soldiers said that the defections were negotiated in secret, and that they came across at night to avoid being shot by foreign Taliban.

Or they could walk over the mountains under cover of darkness and hope to avoid being shot or blown up by the Taliban's patrols.

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