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Discover LudwigThe phrase "made a shot" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a successful attempt at achieving a goal or completing a task. For example, "The basketball player made a shot from the free throw line to win the game."
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"Somebody must have made a shot," he said.
Klotz made a shot, Meadowlark Lemon missed one.
Kentucky did — but only after Knight finally made a shot, after missing his first seven.
On the pool table, I made a shot, then flubbed the second.
Many basketball statistics focus on discrete events — whether a player made a shot, or blocked one.
He had not made a shot, going 0 for 3, since the playoffs began.
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Once Holmes got to about maybe 10 or 15 feet from Morlock's position, as he's walking up, Morlock with his right hand kind of made a shot-put motion over the little wall.
Then in the late 90s, Gus Van Sant made a shot-for-shot remake of the Hitchcock original something he was skewered for.
In 2015 and 2016, the artist made a shot-for-shot remake of Dirty Dancing with her as the female lead (and sole character).
"I couldn't make a shot.
No chance to make a shot.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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