angle shot
noun
: a picture taken with the camera pointed at an angle from the horizontal
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The sophomore gathered himself in the corner and flipped up a tough-angle shot that hit nothing but net as the buzzer sounded, giving Grand Blanc a 31-15 halftime advantage. 
Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2022 Puljujarvi tucked his sharp-angle shot in under the crossbar to give Edmonton a 4-0 edge 4:15 into the second, with McDavid notching the primary assist for his ninth game with three or more points this season. Dan Greenspan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022 An autographed poster of the Phoenix Suns hung across the hall from a wide-angle shot of Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium. New York Times, 1 Mar. 2022 In the background, on the right side of the wide-angle shot, was his father. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022 Kane took a pass from Dylan Strome and waited for goalie Pavel Francouz to slide out of position before lifting a sharp-angle shot over him with six minutes left. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 29 Jan. 2022 In the second period, the Canucks played keep-away until Brock Boeser deflected in Quinn Hughes’ sharp-angle shot that trickled through a sliver of daylight to Marc-André Fleury’s stick side. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Feb. 2022 Thirty seconds later, junior Maggie Pierce (Melrose) snuck in an off-angle shot along the goal line, answering quickly. Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2021 Verhaeghe also put in a rebound for a 3-0 lead and Hornqvist’s odd-angle shot along the goal line bounced of the mask of Sorokin and in the net with 1:47 left in the first. Paul Gereffi, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021 See More
Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2022 Puljujarvi tucked his sharp-angle shot in under the crossbar to give Edmonton a 4-0 edge 4:15 into the second, with McDavid notching the primary assist for his ninth game with three or more points this season. Dan Greenspan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022 An autographed poster of the Phoenix Suns hung across the hall from a wide-angle shot of Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium. New York Times, 1 Mar. 2022 In the background, on the right side of the wide-angle shot, was his father. San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022 Kane took a pass from Dylan Strome and waited for goalie Pavel Francouz to slide out of position before lifting a sharp-angle shot over him with six minutes left. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 29 Jan. 2022 In the second period, the Canucks played keep-away until Brock Boeser deflected in Quinn Hughes’ sharp-angle shot that trickled through a sliver of daylight to Marc-André Fleury’s stick side. Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 1 Feb. 2022 Thirty seconds later, junior Maggie Pierce (Melrose) snuck in an off-angle shot along the goal line, answering quickly. Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2021 Verhaeghe also put in a rebound for a 3-0 lead and Hornqvist’s odd-angle shot along the goal line bounced of the mask of Sorokin and in the net with 1:47 left in the first. Paul Gereffi, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1922, in the meaning defined above