sharpshooter

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Back when he was recruiting Mullins, in 2024, Hurley had done his best to make his program standout to the Indiana-born sharpshooter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

During his final season of collegiate basketball in 2011-12, he was the most accurate sharpshooter in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics with a 48.1% three-point field goal percentage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

A number of fans at Minneapolis’ Target Center started shouting, “Who is No. 12?” — a genuine question as to the identity of the sharpshooter torching their team.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

On a night the Storm were 1 of 9 from three-point range — the first time they attempted fewer than 10 threes since June 11, 2019 — sharpshooter Whitcomb didn’t attempt a shot.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

The Zemeni sharpshooter was long-limbed, brown-skinned, constantly in motion.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo