deadeye
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Carmen Christopher pairs his deadeye glare with a similar, Tasmanian devil abandon, but his sketch about a robot who does high kicks while passing out water does become tedious.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2015
Even deadeye sharpshooter Reggie Miller clapped his wrists when releasing the ball.
From Forbes ● Aug. 26, 2014
Kentucky was a deadeye 35-of-37 at the line, compared to 13-of-17 for the Hoosiers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2012
Jon Scheyer, the deadeye shooter who essentially replaced J.J.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 4, 2010
My dad, however, was a deadeye when it came to spotting the outlaw class.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Coach Ranko Zeravica threw down the gauntlet after his Yugoslav deadeyes trounced Italy, 86-77, for the gold medal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everything on the decks was brightly revealed, every ringbolt, the pins in the rails, deadeyes, sails, gear, aye, every rope in the rigging was boldly etched against the glowing background.
From The Blood Ship by Norman Springer
Make fast your painter round one of her deadeyes, and then follow me aboard.”
From Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship by W. Herbert Holloway
Instead they seized the rusty deadeyes that held the shrouds, found toeholds in the closed gunports, and pulled themselves up within reach of the gunwales.
From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover
Below, Lee Goom and Toyama were lowering skylight covers and screwing up deadeyes.
From The Night-Born by Jack London
