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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For the Heat, their sharpshooter, Duncan Robinson, landed on the injury report due to a back injury.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Not the best time to deal with your sharpshooter off the bench hitting a cold streak.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Brigham Young University alumni and donors haven’t had a chance to root on their school in a Sweet 16 game since 2011 when sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette carried the team into the national spotlight.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to go in front of a row of sharpshooters on Friday, March 7.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Not the best time to deal with your sharpshooter off the bench hitting a cold streak.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Brigham Young University alumni and donors haven’t had a chance to root on their school in a Sweet 16 game since 2011 when sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette carried the team into the national spotlight.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to go in front of a row of sharpshooters on Friday, March 7.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 7 Mar. 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 30 Apr. 2025.
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