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
This was also the heyday of traveling extravaganzas like Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West shows, which featured hundreds of performers re-enacting frontier battles and showing off their hunting and sharpshooting skills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
The conservancy reviewed six potential plans for deer removal, including fencing, aerial sharpshooting, recreational hunting, the introduction of natural predators, relocation and sterilization and the use of chemical contraceptives.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2024
Both the coalition and Hahn have said the sharpshooting method is extreme.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 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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