Examples of dead-on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The first was Hurricane Ian, which made landfall dead-on as a Category 4 storm. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024 An uncanny ability to make dead-on observations of those around him, Gregg is sardonic, defeated and would love nothing more than to retire. Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024 The shade Baby is pretty much a dead-on match for my natural lips. Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 7 Aug. 2024 Weirdly, your timing was dead-on for people searching for a comedic break from what is going on in the world. Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024 Then, Richard dismounted and stuck a dead-on landing, finishing with a 14.166 score, good enough for third overall in the group. Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 27 July 2024 One of my best friends once said, ‘Your aesthetic is Waylon Jennings meets Tim Burton,’ which feels pretty dead-on. Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 17 July 2024 The talented Quinn captures this period with dead-on accuracy. Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 2 July 2024 With four minutes left Aleksander Barkov blocked a dead-on shot when the goalie had been drawn off the net. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024

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“Dead-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-on. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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