ready to fire
Example Sentences
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The teenage left-arm quick seems ready to fire at the T20 World Cup, having added muscle to South Africa's battery of pace bowlers alongside Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
"Once the round is loaded, the weapon is ready to fire," barks the instructor, a Polish soldier, his face smeared with camouflage paint.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Now, after UCLA’s drubbing of USC, Plaschke is ready to fire Lincoln Riley: “Honeymoon has quickly ended for Riley at USC.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
This time around the boy math tweets held a level of vim that women on the internet were holding onto and ready to fire off.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2023
She had the remote cocked, ready to fire.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
