point-blank

Example Sentences

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Torres should have restored the Catalans' advantage but, in a comical moment, hit the crossbar from point blank range and then immediately diverted the rebound against the post.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Had I been there, I would have asked him point blank: “Sir, do you think that’s a dignified response from the president of the United States to call a reporter a piggy?”

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

Minutes into their road trip, Meadow asks her father point blank if he’s in the Mafia.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Maltais was stopped point blank on a rebound off a Hannah Miller shot with just under five minutes to go, while Natalie Spooner’s wrist shot from the slot was kept out soon after.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

There was something about his manner so suspicious that I asked him point blank if he had been asleep.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker