sharpshooting
Americannoun
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skillful shooting of a firearm at a target.
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precise or accurate aim in a sport such as basketball, hockey, or golf.
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incisive or cutting use of words to criticize or attack.
adjective
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having precise or accurate aim, either in shooting a firearm or in a sport such as basketball, hockey, or golf.
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using words incisively to criticize or attack.
Example Sentences
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José María Zuloaga gathers a motley outfit of army irregulars—it includes released Native American prisoners and a sharpshooting nun—to pursue the captive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The entire cycle converges in her final 20 minute-long aria, a task that demands the endurance of a cross-country skier and the precision of a sharpshooting biathlete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Eddie Redmayne is a sharpshooting assassin in Peacock’s suspense thriller “The Day of the Jackal,” a series whose visual language is as sleek as its chameleon-like protagonist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Russell has an $18.7 million player option after the sharpshooting guard excelled in the regular season and flopped in the playoffs, infamously going scoreless in the Lakers’ Game 3 loss to Denver.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
But sure as hell whoever was doing the sharpshooting from over there had sized up his situation and knew which way he would be breaking.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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