point-blank
adjective
1
a
: marked by no appreciable drop below initial horizontal line of flight
b
: so close to a target that a missile fired will travel in a straight line to the mark
point-blank
adverb
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The ball then hit the football goal post crossbar and bounded down to Luis Duenas who headed it from point-blank range toward the net.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
After a miss by Oweh, Graves had another point-blank attempt that missed, and Oweh was able to scramble for the ball on the floor as Kentucky called timeout.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Mats Zuccarello had a couple of point-blank chances that would have tied the score, and the Wild outshot Toronto 17-5 in the final 20 minutes.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Oak Ridge stole the ball and had another point-blank shot, but it was rejected by Sarasota’s Sam Reindel, leading to two free throws made by Isaiah Jenkins and a 51-48 margin.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
After a miss by Oweh, Graves had another point-blank attempt that missed, and Oweh was able to scramble for the ball on the floor as Kentucky called timeout.
—CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Mats Zuccarello had a couple of point-blank chances that would have tied the score, and the Wild outshot Toronto 17-5 in the final 20 minutes.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Oak Ridge stole the ball and had another point-blank shot, but it was rejected by Sarasota’s Sam Reindel, leading to two free throws made by Isaiah Jenkins and a 51-48 margin.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Point-blank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-blank. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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