Example Sentences

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And the stock-picking monkeys are hitting a lot of bull’s-eyes.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The Nuggets entered these playoffs with bull’s-eyes on their backs but supremely confident of their chances to repeat after tying a franchise record with 57 regular season wins, four more than last year.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

It was an eclectic menu of bull’s-eyes and target misses that included the Almeida’s bracingly effective “The Tragedy of Macbeth” with the keenly well-matched James McArdle and Saoirse Ronan as the coup-minded couple.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2021

Many Lucas works take aim at the gender dynamics of art’s history, landing sassy bull’s-eyes one after the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2019

It was Nox, actually, who surprised her most, with three bull’s-eyes into the nearer targets and the two final shots along the border of the inner ring.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas