shooting party

Example Sentences

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They were at a shooting party; they're shooting grouse, they're shooting pheasant. it felt like a kind of obvious, coded way of saying that.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

Even Victaria Saxton, the 6-foot-2 forward known for her inside game, joined in the shooting party with her first collegiate 3-pointer in three career attempts just before halftime for a 30-point lead.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Police said the bridge, which was supported by scaffolding, collapsed as 11 people in a "shooting party" were travelling "on private land".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022

As the story goes: He was attending a shooting party in Ireland when he and his companions began to squabble over Europe’s fastest game bird.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2020

Here I concealed myself, and looked out at the shooting party.

From The New Tenant by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)