sharpshooting

[shahrp-shoot-ing]

noun

1. skillful shooting of a firearm at a target.

2. precise or accurate aim in a sport such as basketball, hockey, or golf.

3. incisive or cutting use of words to criticize or attack.

adjective

1. having precise or accurate aim, either in shooting a firearm or in a sport such as basketball, hockey, or golf.

2. using words incisively to criticize or attack.

Example Sentences

Austin Reaves is the Lakers’ breath of fresh air, a sharpshooting respite from all the drama and dirge, a stirring journey from undrafted to indefatigable.

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Next was Clark Slajchert, a sharpshooting guard from Penn. It took 10 more days before the Portal House could celebrate another commitment.

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She said her letter was prompted by “an intense public outcry” that sprung up after the aerial sharpshooting proposal became public last year.

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Russell has an $18.7 million player option after the sharpshooting guard excelled in the regular season and flopped in the playoffs, infamously going scoreless in the Lakers’ Game 3 loss to Denver.

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Supervisor Janice Hahn, whose district includes Santa Catalina Island, drafted the response — saying she was prompted by “an intense public outcry” that sprung up after the aerial sharpshooting proposal became public.

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