hit the mark

Example Sentences

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That’s a change from last year, when OpenAI launched several standalone products that didn’t always hit the mark.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Million-dollar homes are nothing new for Agoura Hills, the slow-growth bedroom community between L.A. and Thousand Oaks, but the city’s Historic Quarter section hit the mark in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Lululemon also struggled to hit the mark on its product assortment, failing to innovate quickly enough or have the right sizes and colors in stock.

From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025

Apple Intelligence does not just summarise the articles of publishers, and it has been reported the summaries of emails and text messages have occasionally not quite hit the mark.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

By the end of our training session my ears are ringing, my arms are sore, and I smell like gunpowder, but I have hit the mark three times.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone