bull's-eye

I missed my target entirely, stabbing the hunk of hay more than a foot away from the bull’s-eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Its red bull’s-eye symbol adorns Target Field, the Target Center arena and the downtown Target Plaza complex that houses the retailer’s headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

A column of smoke from the fire this weekend targeted New York City with bull’s-eye precision, prompting air-pollution warnings for sensitive groups.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024

The head-to-head elimination matches have competitors shooting three arrows in each of five “ends,” with the bull’s-eye equaling 10 points, the outer rings successively less.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024

She wore thick bull’s-eye glasses and she wore a huge gingham apron with pockets, and she was starched and clean.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

The Nuggets entered these playoffs with bull’s-eyes on their backs but supremely confident of their chances to repeat after tying a franchise record with 57 regular season wins, four more than last year.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

It was an eclectic menu of bull’s-eyes and target misses that included the Almeida’s bracingly effective “The Tragedy of Macbeth” with the keenly well-matched James McArdle and Saoirse Ronan as the coup-minded couple.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2021

When the beam bull’s-eyes it, the collision triggers the fusion processes that happen inside stars, when small atoms join to build larger ones.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2017

Headboards were fashioned like George Nelson’s Marshmallow sofa; braided rugs were made to look like Kenneth Noland bull’s-eyes; needlepoint pillows might be giant playing cards.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2015

Four bull’s-eyes, and the final shot right on the border of the innermost ring.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas