potshot

IPA: pˈɑʃɑt

noun

  • A shot taken at an easy or random target.
  • Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

verb

  • To fire potshots.
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Examples of "potshot" in Sentences

  • Oh boy, Merkley takes a potshot and gets a headline.
  • Otherwise it just seems like another potshot from the peanut gallery.
  • Maybe Rahm or somebody is taking a potshot at Nelson for nixing Obama's fav Gration.
  • Sure, throw a potshot because it went in the ocean, but it had a scientific rationale.
  • Buried in the president's town hall remarks could be a veiled potshot at the Left for not being more "reasonable" on Social Security.
  • Even throw in a few Hitler jokes since Brooks can't pass up taking at least one potshot at the villain of the millennium in each of his films.
  • Letterman also took the kind of potshot no liberal politician would be forced to endure, cracking that Palin “was in New York to pick up some ’slutty flight attendant’ lipstick.”
  • It is a bit pathetic that reviewers "potshot" a film simply due to the lack of a pre-screening. only shows just how useless a review can be when it's all subjective - and often biased.
  • Also, the regime has committed brutal crimes such as torturing young teenagers some under the age of 15 and subsequently releasing their images and videos to taking potshot at demonstrators.
  • My only "potshot" is that I feel that the main contributors of this disgraceful escapade, should have all their assets & bank accounts etc., confiscated & sold & the money should be put into an account to help reestablish companies that were not involved but are paying the price of someone elses greed.

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