Example Sentences

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In 1996, "Scream" and its bull's-eyed heroine Sidney Prescott sold nearly 25 million tickets in the U.S. thanks to a fresh and clever take on the horror genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2015

There are profits to be made from subscriber fees and also from demographically bull’s-eyed advertising.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2013

He looked about the room, bull's-eyed on my face against the window, then lunged in my direction.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

All the rest was dry boulders, and I bull’s-eyed that pool.

From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack

It was very late for Dunport, and the door was shut, but through the bull's-eyed panes of glass overhead a faint light was shining, though it could hardly assert itself against the moonlight.

From A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches by Jewett, Sarah Orne