sniper

/ (ˈsnaɪpə) /

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noun

a rifleman who fires from a concealed place, esp a military marksman who fires from cover usually at long ranges at individual enemy soldiers

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How to use sniper in a sentence

The fences are themselves covered in black sniper netting, to discourage assassins.
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Eric Frein eluded Pennsylvania police for seven weeks after he allegedly killed a state trooper with a sniper shot.
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Before long, she was awarded the “Top Shot” award, and poised to be a top-level sniper.
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“I had to go in the tunnels under [a] town to avoid sniper fire,” she said.
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He lists them starting with modern sniper rifles going all the way up to anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.
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Suddenly a sniper would see some part of me showing, and would then let drive at me.
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Then a German sniper with his gun climbed up on the platform.
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Poor fellow, he was killed by a sniper near St loi on April 15.
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Dyer was caught by a sniper, and Tucker was hit in the leg by a machine gun bullet.
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No time for a lad of his mettle to weary of well-doing; and he knew of a sniper worth adding to his bag.
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