ready to fire

Example Sentences

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The teenage left-arm quick seems ready to fire at the T20 World Cup, having added muscle to South Africa's battery of pace bowlers alongside Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Now, after UCLA’s drubbing of USC, Plaschke is ready to fire Lincoln Riley: “Honeymoon has quickly ended for Riley at USC.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

This time around the boy math tweets held a level of vim that women on the internet were holding onto and ready to fire off.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2023

Do trolls have nameless, faceless accounts ready to fire off uncreative insults from?

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

Around the rim, a dozen bronze statues of Cupid stood guard with wings spread and bows ready to fire.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan