dead-eye

Example Sentences

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Nissanka and Karunaratne ran well until the latter was sold short by a tight single and Stone's dead-eye throw.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

Boston charged out of halftime with a 23-8 run to open a 82-69 lead, sparked by Smart’s dead-eye shooting from beyond the arc.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022

But whenever the league decides its time for 60 new players to have their dreams realized, the Minnesota Timberwolves are 100%, dead-eye sure that they’ll have the first pick.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2020

He was a dead-eye long-range shooter in pickup basketball.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 25, 2019

The act of withdrawing a rope from any block, thimble, dead-eye, &c., through which it had formerly passed.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir