| That firefight started when snipers took some potshots at the Marines providing security around here. |
| Troops on the ground, though, do say that there have been sporadic clashes, some sniper fire, and a few potshots from insurgent forces. |
| The tension is high all around here, but not necessarily because of the protests or potshots being taken at the Army patrols. |
| Youngsters began tossing grenades into the compound, and locals with guns took potshots at the soldiers. |
| He never gets to meet the informant as a sniper starts taking potshots at the building. |
| I saw, as I did in the movie Pearl Harbor, people taking potshots at airplanes. |
