only the best marksmen can hit the bull's-eye at 500 feet
Recent Examples on the WebBoth Reeves and Love were expert horsemen and marksmen who gained respect and notoriety in the West through their skill and work ethic.—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024 The roof where Crooks lay was less than 164 yards from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target.—Michael Biesecker, arkansasonline.com, 15 July 2024 The roof where Crooks lay was less than 150 meters (164 yards) from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target.—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 15 July 2024 Advertisement By that point in his life, Pierson, a former Army combat marksman, had been a prosecutor for 30 years.—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for marksman
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