sharpshooting

American  

[shahrp-shoot-ing] / ˈʃɑrpˌʃut ɪŋ /

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.

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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

Sharpshooting Bronco Billy and his financially strapped show cross paths with a stranded heiress who decides to disappear for a while as her family schemes against her.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2019

Sharpshooting guards Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton also departed after exhausting their eligibility, leaving the Bruins with only one returning starter in senior center Thomas Welsh.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2017

Sharpshooting Wisconsin, led by All-American and possible national player of the year Frank “the Tank” Kaminsky, will try to end the Wildcats’ winning streak in one national semifinal.

From Time • Mar. 30, 2015

Sharpshooting guard Ben Brust is the only departure from last year’s main rotation.

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2014

No less acceptable, we opine, will be the smaller BROCHURE, which has been recently published under the title of "Sharpshooting," and which is, we are informed, already in a second edition.

From Settling Day by Gould, Nat