shooter
Example Sentences
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Mueller is a "consummate professional and a straight shooter," then-FBI chief Christopher Wray, a Trump appointee, said in July 2019.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
“It is a narrative operation using a shared cultural vocabulary to reach a specific demographic,” namely anyone who has played these first-person shooter games.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
And they pulled it off without their top shooter in the lineup for most of the game, after Tyler Bilodeau left late in the first half with a right knee injury.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
In 2014, the state agreed to resentence DeBruce, the actual shooter, to life without parole.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Scott and George played another game of Mario Kart, and another, until Scott insisted on switching to a shooter game.
From "George" by Alex Gino
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