as in shooter
a person skilled in shooting at a target
the police stationed sharpshooters on rooftops all along the route of the presidential motorcade
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Despite missing her first three 3s of the quarter, the sharpshooter knocked one down to help the Horned Frogs enter the final quarter ahead 62-43.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
To truly land, farce must have the precision of a sharpshooter.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Players can also look forward to an input latency of just 6 milliseconds at the 240 Hz setting, which should be more than enough to meet the demands of quickfire sharpshooters.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli warplanes struck Jenin and that Israeli forces, including sharpshooters and armored vehicles, were surrounding the city’s refugee camp and stopping ambulances from entering.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
To truly land, farce must have the precision of a sharpshooter.
—EW.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Players can also look forward to an input latency of just 6 milliseconds at the 240 Hz setting, which should be more than enough to meet the demands of quickfire sharpshooters.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israeli warplanes struck Jenin and that Israeli forces, including sharpshooters and armored vehicles, were surrounding the city’s refugee camp and stopping ambulances from entering.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sharpshooter
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“Sharpshooter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpshooter. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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