sharpshooting
noun
sharp·shoot·ing
ˈshärp-ˌshü-tiŋ 
1
: shooting with great precision
2
: accurate and usually unexpected attack (as in words)
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As has Sam Hauser, a sharpshooting wing the Celtics signed as an undrafted free agent out of Virginia in 2021.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
But the future World War II general excelled at military drills and sports of all kinds, including track and field, fencing, sharpshooting, and polo.
—Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
The sharpshooting forward has missed three straight games since, but was seen participating in light contact drills with teammates Trendon Watford, Keita Bates-Diop and other Nets staffers after Tuesday’s practice in Brooklyn.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2024
The Oregon product said her playing off ball allows the team to have more spacing on offense due to her deep sharpshooting.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
But the future World War II general excelled at military drills and sports of all kinds, including track and field, fencing, sharpshooting, and polo.
—Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
The sharpshooting forward has missed three straight games since, but was seen participating in light contact drills with teammates Trendon Watford, Keita Bates-Diop and other Nets staffers after Tuesday’s practice in Brooklyn.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2024
The Oregon product said her playing off ball allows the team to have more spacing on offense due to her deep sharpshooting.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
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