sharpshooting
noun
sharp·shoot·ing
ˈshärp-ˌshü-tiŋ 
1
: shooting with great precision
2
: accurate and usually unexpected attack (as in words)
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His sharpshooting remained a theme after the Phoenix Suns selected him early in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft, Foster ranking among the team leaders in every shooting category until his career unexpectedly veered off course.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Clark did not have one of the sharpshooting performances that fans have become accustomed to over her years at Iowa and in her rookie season, going only 6-for-22 from the field and 1-for-10 from deep.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Kerr’s decision not to play Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum in the Olympic semifinals — and not deviate from that plan even as the sharpshooting Serbians led by double digits for much of the game — drew the ire of everyone from NBA legends to Tatum’s own mother.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
Walz specialized in heavy artillery and had proficiency ribbons in sharpshooting and hand grenades.
—George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Clark did not have one of the sharpshooting performances that fans have become accustomed to over her years at Iowa and in her rookie season, going only 6-for-22 from the field and 1-for-10 from deep.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
Kerr’s decision not to play Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum in the Olympic semifinals — and not deviate from that plan even as the sharpshooting Serbians led by double digits for much of the game — drew the ire of everyone from NBA legends to Tatum’s own mother.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
Walz specialized in heavy artillery and had proficiency ribbons in sharpshooting and hand grenades.
—George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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