sharpshooter

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And when Hoiberg recruited transfer sharpshooter Pryce Sandfort, he had an advantage: Sandfort had attended his basketball camps as a kid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

During his final season of collegiate basketball in 2011-12, he was the most accurate sharpshooter in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics with a 48.1% three-point field goal percentage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Over the previous few nights, a “pest control contractor” — a robustly bearded sharpshooter equipped with an all-terrain vehicle and powerful spotlight — had been riding through the Arid Recovery reserve, shooting cats.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Consider the glassy-winged sharpshooter, which spreads a disease that kills grapevines.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

“We don’t need a sharpshooter for Kaz’s plan, so what’s your job—other than stalking around making everyone antsy?”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo