Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for point-blank

point-blank

adjective as in at close range

adjective as in straightforward

adverb as in straightforwardly

Discover More

Example Sentences

She said her rival wanted “unchecked power” and later, during a CNN Town Hall, was asked point-blank if she believed he was a "fascist".

From BBC

But when he drops back into shotgun he starts directing traffic the way he would in an NFL game, barking at his pint-sized teammates and rocketing point-blank spirals at them.

There’s one really poignant moment when Lily and her mom are building the baby crib ,and Lily asks her point-blank why she never left her dad.

From Salon

Those players are within point-blank range of the “set up zone” between the 30- and 35-yard lines, the area where at least nine of the return-team blockers are required to assemble.

On Wednesday, dramatic video images showed a mayoral candidate in the southern state of Guerrero being shot in the head at point-blank rage with a pistol.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement