Definition of sharpshooting
1 : shooting with great precision
2 : accurate and usually unexpected attack (as in words)
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The sharpshooting guard hasn’t played in the league since 2009.
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CLIPPERS ACQUIRE GALLINARI The Los Angeles Clippers acquired the sharpshooting forward Danilo Gallinari from Denver as part of a three-team trade that also involved Atlanta.
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His teammate was Jemarl Baker, a sharpshooting guard who initially signed with Cal, was released from his letter of intent when Bears coach Cuonzo Martin left for Missouri and now is headed for Kentucky.
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Houston guard Damyean Dotson fits the mold of the sharpshooting wing player that the Pelicans were looking for all of last season and there's a good chance New Orleans may be able to grab him with either on of its second-round picks.
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But lost within his defensive dominance was some surprising sharpshooting.
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Cleveland added the sharpshooting Kyle Korver in early January, and in the wake of James’s comments, the franchise took a chance on Derrick Williams, an intriguing power forward.
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Few images embody the spirit of the American West as well as the trailblazing, sharpshooting, horseback-riding cowboy of American lore.
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First Known Use of sharpshooting
1806
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