dead-eye
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
When it was all over, his dead-eye accuracy was recognized by FIFA, which awarded him a shotgun as the best player at the World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Three days after the Clippers’ dead-eye accuracy against the Lakers marked one extreme — the Clippers’ 63% three-point shooting was their best against the Lakers since 1994 — Sunday’s revealed the other in stark contrast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
As in that game, Boston used a strong rebounding advantage and an occasional dead-eye outside shooting to hold off the Lakers in Game 7.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2022
He was a dead-eye long-range shooter in pickup basketball.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 25, 2019
The man had not mentioned the fact that the dead-eye was loose up there, for the reason that he was a young chap and did not notice it.
From Command by William McFee
Maguire meanwhile dead-eyes one straight at the flag.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2021
Jimmy dead-eyes him, says, “Goodbye, Chris,” and then does a full sad limo ride off into the sunset, crying about how he and Chris spent four whole days together, and it was definitely love.
From Time ● Jan. 19, 2015
Lerer dead-eyes him and wants to get on with it.
From Forbes ● Apr. 17, 2013
Even the dead-eyes of the ship, according to Malone, shed tears!
From The Island Queen by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
Ay, the job was done, and the mat over the dead-eyes of the shrouds!
From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
It’s the first real deviation from the dead-eyed cycle of his daily life since his wife grabbed her car keys and never looked back.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
I see Corey and Hailey and Colton and Hannah…all staring dead-eyed into their laptops, clutching fistfuls of hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Its social accounts were promoting “top sellers” on the platform, with usernames like “Isaris-AI” and “Mikonotai,” who reportedly made tens of thousands of dollars through bulk sales of autogenerated, dead-eyed 3D avatars.
From Slate ● May 16, 2024
George Ford, who potted three dead-eyed drop-goals in a 27-10 success, made light of the suspended Owen Farrell's absence.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2023
Around midday, with the dead-eyed sun high overhead, the ghouls stopped, and huddled.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
