Sentence examples for earned a shot from inspiring English sources

Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs) earned a shot at the championship with a pair of HBO-televised wins over unbeaten contenders Artur Szpilka and Mike Perez in 2014.

The chess federation announced in June that Topalov and Kamsky, who earned a shot at the title by winning the World Cup last year, would play their match in Ukraine later this year.

In 1971, within five months of his return in 1970, he earned a shot at his old title against Frazier, but no longer was he as elusive or brilliant.

Now, I have my doubts that the county executive-elect, Thomas R. Suozzi, can match the wizardry or wisdom of an Albus Dumbledore, but as a young Harry Potter, brimming with talent and eager to learn, he's earned a shot at the leading role.

But Manchester's Fury has earned a shot.

Mostly, however, insiders say Livermore may have earned a shot at the CEO spot with her performance as head of the Enterprise Computing Solutions organization, which accounts for nearly one-third of HP's sales.

Wallace has continued to win often enough to earn a shot.

The United States women's volleyball teams beat South Korea in the semifinals, earning a shot at their first gold.

Fighting in 1981, he knocked out Ken Norton in less than a minute, along the way earning a shot at Larry Holmes.

Naomi took on Brie Bella in an attempt to earn a shot at Nikki's Divas Championship following the injury of Paige.

Batista – 45-years-old, boasting a 45-inch neck, Batista returned to the WWE in January, winning the Royal Rumble to earn a shot at Randy Orton's world title.