kill shot

American  

noun

Sports.

1. a decisive smashing or punching of a ball with the hand or a racquet such that it is virtually unreturnable, as in volleyball, handball, or badminton.

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“It was that split-second beforehand, right before you hit that QB, right before you wrap him up … not go for the kill shot every time. Just make the play.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024

“Anytime you try to get a kill shot, you’ll probably get juked off the screen and end up on “Checkdown” Instagram,” Vaccaro said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2020

“There has never been a time 30 years radio 22 on Fox where I felt a bullseye at my head every single day. It’s an attempted kill shot a day,” Mr. Hannity wrote.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2019

“But the game has changed, you have to find different stuff. Goalies are a lot better, a lot quicker, so your kill shot has to be a lot quicker.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2016

For the kill shot, I posted it and Crew Chrissie with a blinking red alert on the Brandywine Hollows HS community page, which the teachers and administrators checked all the time.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin