shooting party

Example Sentences

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They were at a shooting party; they're shooting grouse, they're shooting pheasant. it felt like a kind of obvious, coded way of saying that.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

Even Victaria Saxton, the 6-foot-2 forward known for her inside game, joined in the shooting party with her first collegiate 3-pointer in three career attempts just before halftime for a 30-point lead.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Police said the bridge, which was supported by scaffolding, collapsed as 11 people in a "shooting party" were travelling "on private land".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022

As the story goes: He was attending a shooting party in Ireland when he and his companions began to squabble over Europe’s fastest game bird.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2020

Flurry, and various items of the shooting party, were converging upon us from the wood by as many and various short cuts.

From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin