sharpshooting

noun

sharp·​shoot·​ing ˈshärp-ˌshü-tiŋ How to pronounce sharpshooting (audio)
1
: shooting with great precision
2
: accurate and usually unexpected attack (as in words)

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Alongside the best season of 23-year-old Booker's career, the Suns featured Kelly Oubre Jr (24 years old, 18.7 points per game), Deandre Ayton (21 years old, 18.2 points per game), and the sharpshooting duo of Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson becoming significant role players. Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Deep-bench sharpshooting combo guard Patty Mills is sick. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025 Prior to hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver announced that both its superstar center and its sharpshooting point guard could sit out a crucial encounter. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 The sharpshooting guard delivered, finishing with a team-high-tying 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Cj Holmes, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sharpshooting

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sharpshooting was in 1806

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“Sharpshooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sharpshooting. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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