Sentence examples for solid shot from from inspiring English sources

A solid shot from a Yankee battery killed him instantly.

Out in front, the focus of all Confederate guns in the area, she took more than 90 hits from solid shot, shell and rifled bolts, 18 of which struck Keokuk below the waterline.

He follows with a solid shot that lands 37 feet from the flag.

From the middle of the century, the solid shot and canister that had long formed the principal types of ammunition were replaced by explosive shell, leading to another great increase in lethality and sheer destructive power.

"But you've got to land the ball from A to B first, and that has to be a solid shot.

No one ever got a solid shot at him.

His backhand is a more solid shot now.

Still, it stands a solid shot at netting a nomination.

And that has to be a solid shot.

They gave it a pretty solid shot, though.

The guns could fire both solid shot and explosive shells.