well-aimed

Example Sentences

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The Zunis rained stones down on the invaders; one well-aimed boulder struck Coronado’s helmet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In the process, he took a well-aimed shot at the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2021

It’s closer to a textbook, a Ken Burns-style history lesson, than a series of well-aimed arguments.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2021

And that leaves me to ask whether any of you want to round out this year’s exchange of laurels for the best of 2020 with a few well-aimed darts.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2020

So far, they’d slain a Laistrygonian ogre in the bakery, battled a giant warthog in the public square and defeated a flock of Stymphalian birds with some well-aimed vegetables from Piper’s cornucopia.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan