Examples of on-target in a Sentence
an economic forecast for three percent growth that turned out to be entirely on-target
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The guy who went into the Vikings’ preseason finale against Tennessee’s starters in August and, surrounded by a bunch of reserves, led a functioning offense, consistently ripping on-time, on-target passes in the face of perilous pressure.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
Instead of slamming it home, Antetokounmpo soared over the defenders to make an improbable catch, landed and flicked an on-target pass to Rollins for a corner 3 before falling out of bounds to give Milwaukee a 14-point lead.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
They were gashed through the air by an opposing quarterback for whom on-target passes are a career rarity.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Personalization to the person seeking mental health insights is quick and usually on-target.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
Instead of slamming it home, Antetokounmpo soared over the defenders to make an improbable catch, landed and flicked an on-target pass to Rollins for a corner 3 before falling out of bounds to give Milwaukee a 14-point lead.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
They were gashed through the air by an opposing quarterback for whom on-target passes are a career rarity.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Personalization to the person seeking mental health insights is quick and usually on-target.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“On-target.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-target. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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