Example Sentences

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Officers hunting for an XL Bully which escaped when police marksmen opened fire on the animal say they have contacted all veterinary practices in Sheffield in a bid to trace it.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

Nearly 700,000 Brazilians have taken advantage of Bolsonaro's looser gun laws to register as "hunters, marksmen or collectors," or "CACs," and stockpile weapons.

From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022

Its tension is palpable as Quinn depicts the horrific loss of life on the Russian front and the nerve-racking confrontations that pit Pavlichenko against Germany’s best marksmen.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2022

The wind made even the best marksmen struggle to hit targets in some races.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2022

It was a lot harder than it looked but after a while I got pretty good thanks to all the expert marksmen hanging around disguised as milkmaids.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff