dead-eye
verb (used with object)
to make a successful shot or score with perfect aim; to kick, hit, or throw a ball or puck with great accuracy.
Example Sentences
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It’s the first real deviation from the dead-eyed cycle of his daily life since his wife grabbed her car keys and never looked back.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
I see Corey and Hailey and Colton and Hannah…all staring dead-eyed into their laptops, clutching fistfuls of hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Full-back Thomas Ramos has been dead-eyed off the tee.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
Its social accounts were promoting “top sellers” on the platform, with usernames like “Isaris-AI” and “Mikonotai,” who reportedly made tens of thousands of dollars through bulk sales of autogenerated, dead-eyed 3D avatars.
From Slate ● May 16, 2024
Now the monster was here, dead-eyed and unafraid.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
