Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for dead-eye. Search instead for pad-eye.
Definitions

dead-eye

[ded-ahy] / ˈdɛdˌaɪ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Her dead-eye kicking for the posts is a big strength, but that is unlikely to be needed against Scotland given the form of fly-half Zoe Harrison.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Boston charged out of halftime with a 23-8 run to open a 82-69 lead, sparked by Smart’s dead-eye shooting from beyond the arc.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022

He was a dead-eye long-range shooter in pickup basketball.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 25, 2019

Leaving school at 15, things moved fast for Stewart, and he quickly became a dead-eye trap shooter, winning national titles, qualifying for the British team and competing at the 1957 European Championships in Paris.

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2015

The upper end of each shroud has a loop spliced in, which goes over the mast-head, and a dead-eye is spliced into the lower end.

From Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "dead-eye" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com