Sentence examples for shot to become from inspiring English sources

Leslie apparently decided to bypass a shot to become the first W.N.B.A. player to dunk during a game.

I finished second on the money list last year and I have a real shot to become No. 1, and it's certainly not just because Lorena Ochoa left.

Even though his Sunni-backed Iraqiya coalition won the most votes, Mr. Allawi is considered a long shot to become the next prime minister.

On Tuesday, Georgia Democrats gave former State House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, 44, a shot to become the first black, female governor in American history.

"I was so eager to learn it, I almost took the job," said Gruden, who turned down a shot to become Kelly's offensive coordinator to become an ESPN analyst.

For weeks, Anderson worked behind the scenes, speaking to general managers, league officials and members of the news media, trying to ensure that Edwards, the former Tampa Bay defensive assistant, got a fair shot to become a head coach.

Oh but now Germany's Eric Lesser has nailed all four shots to become a real threat.

Canucks goaltender Dan Cloutier stopped 24 shots to become the third opponent to shut out the Devils this season.

1997 - Wins the Masters by 12 shots to become the youngest player to win at Augusta National and the youngest major winner since World War Two.

Rose, 32, won by two shots to become the first Englishman to win the event for 43 years and first to land a major since Nick Faldo at the 1996 Masters.

When John F. Kennedy started campaigning for president in January 1960, the young senator from Massachusetts was considered a long-shot to become the most powerful elected official on the planet.