skeet shooting
noun
US
: the sport of shooting at targets (called clay pigeons) that are thrown in the air
Examples of skeet shooting in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Her coach, Vincent Hancock, won his fourth gold medal in men's skeet shooting on Saturday.
—
Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
The list of activities continues with archery, horseback and pony riding, swamp buggy airboat rides, a pontoon cruise, a petting farm, and trap and skeet shooting.
—Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Austen Smith of Keller won bronze in women's skeet shooting.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Vincent Hancock and Katie Ledecky made history by becoming just the sixth and seventh Olympians to win four gold medals in the same individual event — Hancock doing so in the men’s skeet shooting and Ledecky winning her fourth career 800m freestyle gold.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
In a first, the U.S. took silver in team skeet shooting.
—Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
What's next: Hancock and Smith compete in mixed skeet shooting today.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
The five golds were in track and field, golf, road cycling and swimming; the two silvers were in archery and swimming; and the three bronze were in gymnastics, track and field and skeet shooting.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Conner Prince, from Burleson, will compete in skeet shooting.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
The list of activities continues with archery, horseback and pony riding, swamp buggy airboat rides, a pontoon cruise, a petting farm, and trap and skeet shooting.
—Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Austen Smith of Keller won bronze in women's skeet shooting.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Vincent Hancock and Katie Ledecky made history by becoming just the sixth and seventh Olympians to win four gold medals in the same individual event — Hancock doing so in the men’s skeet shooting and Ledecky winning her fourth career 800m freestyle gold.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
In a first, the U.S. took silver in team skeet shooting.
—Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
What's next: Hancock and Smith compete in mixed skeet shooting today.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
The five golds were in track and field, golf, road cycling and swimming; the two silvers were in archery and swimming; and the three bronze were in gymnastics, track and field and skeet shooting.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Conner Prince, from Burleson, will compete in skeet shooting.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
Dictionary Entries Near skeet shooting
Cite this Entry
“Skeet shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeet%20shooting. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share