hit the mark

Example Sentences

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And, of course, a cute-as-a-button golden retriever who can shoot hoops as well as he can act is always going to hit the mark, he said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Look up a thesaurus and you'll find dozens of ways to describe what happened here but, somehow, none of them quite hit the mark.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

That’s a change from last year, when OpenAI launched several standalone products that didn’t always hit the mark.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Million-dollar homes are nothing new for Agoura Hills, the slow-growth bedroom community between L.A. and Thousand Oaks, but the city’s Historic Quarter section hit the mark in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

He saw at once that Selmy had hit the mark.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin