take aim

idiom

: to point a weapon at an object

He took aim and pulled the trigger.

Examples of take aim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Folks attired in sneakers, T-shirts, and baseball caps take aim at a choice of seven dartboards. —

Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 June 2024 The lawsuits, filed by parties that may be directly or indirectly responsible for paying to remove PFAS from tap water, take aim at the EPA’s science, cost analysis, and rulemaking process. —

Pien Huang, NPR, 21 June 2024 Regarding his unusual social media posts that take aim at his cousin Bobby, Schlossberg is simply trying to make his own political statement, ultimately breaking through to a younger audience. —

Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024 At Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade, visitors take aim at dozens of mostly stationary targets such as tombstones, vultures and gravedigger shovels. —

Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for take aim

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