marksman
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I also learned to be a good marksman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Mbappe scored from close range in the 83rd minute after Ekitike had been denied, taking him to 55 goals for his country and to within two of all-time top marksman Olivier Giroud's tally of 57.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
A marksman, she has been deployed to the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, the Baltic states and South Korea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
The first was classic Salah, his mere presence seemingly scrambling the mind of Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy, whose injudicious dash from goal was enough for Liverpool’s marksman to swoop.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
He was a marksman of no mean ability; he was, moreover, stubbornly tenacious under his mild manner—two facts well- enough known around town to make the night prowlers wary for several weeks.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Uniformed marksmen spray the mob with cold water.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Some 68,800 witnesses were convinced that one of the greatest marksmen of all time was going to run-up and smash it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
It means the top marksmen in the Premier League and La Liga will go head-to-head for the first time in international football.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
A hero, an ace swashbuckler and an expert marksmen, no one ever wonders if Link is too delicate to save the magical kingdom of Hyrule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
It was a lot harder than it looked but after a while I got pretty good thanks to all the expert marksmen hanging around disguised as milkmaids.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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