shooter
Example Sentences
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Mueller is a "consummate professional and a straight shooter," then-FBI chief Christopher Wray, a Trump appointee, said in July 2019.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
And they pulled it off without their top shooter in the lineup for most of the game, after Tyler Bilodeau left late in the first half with a right knee injury.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Initially the ramming was reported as an "active shooter incident".
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Before Tuesday night, Bam Adebayo wasn’t known as a prolific shooter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
We were evenly matched at most games, but he could trounce me at certain titles, especially anything in the first-person shooter genre.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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