hit the bull's-eye
Example Sentences
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Both men hit the bull’s-eye, but Stutzman’s arrow was better, almost exactly dead-center, nudging him a step closer to the gold-medal match.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2024
All pure intentions, but sometimes you don't hit the bull's-eye, right?
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2022
After a few adjustments, she hit the bull’s-eye.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2018
But it didn’t take the binoculars provided by the onlooking coach to know that she hit the bull’s-eye.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2016
Nox threw another dagger, and it hit the bull’s-eye this time.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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