How to Use target in a Sentence
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Paris has been the target of terror attacks in the past.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
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That stance has earned Mr. Rutherford a target on his back from the hard right.
—Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2023
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For the most part, fashion is still not on track to meet its climate targets.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
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But police said witnesses thought the house seemed to be the target.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
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However, the targets of the new sanctions do not complete the job.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
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The targets of the song’s vigilante threats seem to be scattershot., so to speak.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 July 2023
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Project Nimbus has been the target of protests by Google and Amazon workers for years.
—Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
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Indiana is also likely to be the target for eclipse chasers from Chicago to the north and Nashville to the south.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
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Their target audience is the 2,000 largest companies in the world.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Sep. 2023
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North America is down, and the next target is Australia.
—Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
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Who is the latest target of his wratch, simply for doing her job?
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
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Israel is not the perpetrator of a genocide but the target of one.
—Mike Coté, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023
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Even her forecast for how the match would unfold landed on target.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
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Behind the wheel was their target, and one of the most recognizable figures on the planet.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023
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The fact that this teenage actor who’s coming in to make jokes about wearing a scarf is suddenly a target from an adult is crazy to me.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
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Some of these attacks emitted the acrid odor of antisemitism, as many of their targets were Jewish.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
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The Secretary was the target of a Chinese hack in May related to her email account.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2023
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Palmer led the team in targets (eight) and caught three passes for a team-high 77 yards as Mike Williams’ primary replacement.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
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In this case, that’s by slowing down the United States’ ability to hit its own wind power targets.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 3 Feb. 2024
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The target of the strike was Marwan Issa, who is second-in-command in Hamas’s military wing.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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Simply fill with water, close, and toss them gently at a friend or target, and the balloons will open upon impact (or with a quick pinch).
—Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
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Earth found that the majority aren’t currently on track to meet their targets.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
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The Clippers can’t afford for Hyland to be a defensive target.
—Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
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Sure, that might be a layer of the humor at times, but the host is careful to situate himself and his own discomfort as the real target of the joke.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
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The current target is for the Overture airliner to take its first flight by 2030, but getting there will be expensive.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 22 Mar. 2024
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Some feared that Russia's decision to tear up the grain deal would make Odesa a long-term primary target.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2023
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Those targets also need to be stretching, otherwise progress is too slow.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2023
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The New York Giants’ offensive line’s play has been a hot topic and target of criticism for years now, and that remains the case through the first quarter of the 2023 season.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
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That popularity makes its target for scammers who have been known to prey on Gmail users.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
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The painting was the target of a similar demonstration over a century ago.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
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The telecast’s targeted — but rarely met — length is three to three and a half hours.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
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In April, at least 12 schools in the state were targeted by a wave of school shooting hoax calls.
—Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
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Both are designed to target tough stains and restore shine.
—Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2023
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The Rockets may target a slew of wings with any non-Wembanyama picks in June.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 23 Mar. 2023
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Train heists, for this reason, tend to target trains coming from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
—Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024
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Dozens of world leaders were later found to have been targeted.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
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Users raved about its ability to target the muscles in the neck and upper back and even take out stubborn knots.
—Nicole Crawford, Health, 20 July 2023
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Pick the right virus protein to target, and the body turns into a miniature vaccine factory.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
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Who are the three women being targeted and named in lawsuits?
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 19 Feb. 2024
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Retinol helps get rid of congestion in the skin, so it can be used to treat acne while also targeting the signs of aging.
—Lacey Muinos, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
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The villain also targets at least one of Matt's friends (Modine) along the way, leading law enforcement to suspect Matt himself is the bomber.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
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Most of his legal claims have been made on behalf of his father, targeting Peter and his children.
—Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
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Shaw was targeted six times and caught all six passes, finishing with a career-high 126 yards and one touchdown.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
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The company is targeting revenue of $58 billion to $61 billion for this year.
—Will Feuer, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
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Democrats perennially target Texas in hopes of flipping it blue, and this year is no exception.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
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The militants have sporadically targeted ships in the region, but the attacks increased since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2023
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Critics see it as a way to unfairly target drag performances.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2023
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The Ministry of Health in Gaza said about 3,000 people were seeking refuge and that those attempting to leave were being targeted by snipers and fire from helicopters.
—Lauren Izso, Abeer Salman and Tim Lister, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
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Putin will continue to target and destabilize Ukraine through all means available.
—Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023
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The league has been running its first-ever commercials during the tournament to attract fans and plans a marketing blitz to target alumni of schools like Iowa and LSU.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
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This drug is designed to target a specific genetic mutation that is found in many uveal melanomas.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Ukrainian forces, claiming to shoot down 26 of the 28 drones, said Russia appeared to be targeting a crucial grain terminal in Odesa.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
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The thing with Hasan that struck me as different is that the jokes — or stories — Hasan made that stretched the truth or were outright lies were ones that painted him as the victim or the hero because he was being targeted for his race.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
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There's been an uptick in those militia groups targeting the U.S. military in this region since the Israel- Hamas war began with around 170 attacks using rockets and drones.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2024
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Although some have said the referendum was targeting crossovers and SUV, the new fee is triggered by weight not class, according to Autoblog.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
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While they are not targeted by commercial fisheries, the sharks may be mistakenly caught in nets and may face threats from pollution.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
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The vacuum has multiple modes to target specific areas that need service and as a bonus: There's also a mop feature.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
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Those wishing to target buffleheads, or for that matter, canvasbacks or goldeneyes, should set a handful of drake bufflehead decoys off to one side of the spread.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2023
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Advertisement Part of the reason pro-Palestinian activists are targeted in greater numbers is that more students have embraced the Palestinian cause in recent years.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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Most tax measures put on the ballot by local government boards and councils require a two-thirds majority if the money is targeted for a specific purpose.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024
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