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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This metric estimates the quality of on-target shots given their placement within the goal frame, the angle from which they were taken and the distance from goal.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Overall, Spain took 22 shots to Portugal's seven, with more on-target shots (nine) than Portugal had total shots.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Just like the last flight on April 28, an Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and delivered Amazon's satellites into an on-target orbit roughly 280 miles (450 kilometers) above Earth.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
In the fifth, after a leadoff single to Taylor Walls, Narváez made an on-target throw to second to get the runner.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 June 2025
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Overall, Spain took 22 shots to Portugal's seven, with more on-target shots (nine) than Portugal had total shots.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Just like the last flight on April 28, an Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and delivered Amazon's satellites into an on-target orbit roughly 280 miles (450 kilometers) above Earth.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
In the fifth, after a leadoff single to Taylor Walls, Narváez made an on-target throw to second to get the runner.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 June 2025
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“On-target.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-target. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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