marksmanship
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"And who to perform this incredible feat of marksmanship? McLovin, from the movie 'Superbad,'" he said.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2025
In Daboya, Ghana, about four hours from the border with Burkina Faso, Spanish trainers helped Mauritanian troops hone their marksmanship skills.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
The NRA was chartered as a nonprofit in New York in 1871 by Union Army officers who wanted to improve marksmanship among soldiers after the Civil War.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024
That poor marksmanship even seemed to seep into his free-throw shooting, which was 78.4% last season.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
Their officers claimed, with supercilious air, that they practiced speed and marksmanship in case the French should invade; but we all of us knew for what eventuality they prepared.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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