marksmanship
Americannoun
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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
After years in the wilderness, director John Woo has been back at target practice, and if his aim isn’t what it once was, it’s worth remembering that, onscreen at least, marksmanship was never the point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024
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
Then there are the issues of marksmanship, judgment and fire discipline.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
“I pray to sweet baby Jesus that bad marksmanship ain’t something that run in the Bobo family. If you’s as cockeyed a shot as your ma was, my goose is cooked. And yourn too.”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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