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Examples of target in a Sentence
Our target amount for the fund-raiser is $2,500.
They set a target date of May 31.
Planes struck at key military targets.
Tourists are often easy targets for thieves.
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In desperate need of targets for quarterback Mitch Trubisky, the Bears brought in three free agents: wide receivers Allen Robinson and Taylor Gabriel and tight end Trey Burton.
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Still, the list of investigation targets include people across the spectrum, including President Michel Temer.
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West Ham United fans are already looking forward to next season and seem to have identified who should be on the Hammers' list of summer transfer targets.
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In discussing elections with West Virginia voters, Trump took time to attack one of the top Republican targets this fall: Local incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin.
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The defense attorneys poked at who Garbutt chose to record after Garbutt said the FBI did not give him a list of targets to go after.
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However, a car company can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions with tactics like limiting coolant leaks and by buying credits, while a shift to larger vehicles like SUVs changes the weighting of the average fuel economy target.
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Kor became a target for snowballs and pranks from neighborhood kids.
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Amendola, one of Tom Brady's favorite targets with the Patriots, is a nine-year veteran who has spent the past five seasons in New England.
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Definition of target
- targeted her for promotion
Examples of target in a Sentence
drugs that target cancer cells
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Novartis is acquiring AveXis for $8.7 billion to strengthen its gene therapy unit, adding a promising but still experimental treatment targeting a fatal childhood disease.
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Though there are no reports that Trump specifically urged U.S. forces to target terrorists’ family members, under his administration the number of civilians killed in U.S. airstrikes has increased drastically.
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This new law targets that one remaining clinic, threatening to make a scarce health service even more difficult to access—especially for low-income women in Mississippi, who are less likely to have the means to obtain quality care elsewhere.
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The bikes are targeted at the middle of the booming e-bike market, taking advantage of the company’s economies of scale to offer a little better price-to-performance ratio than rival brands.
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Why do Wade and his VR friends have to meet in the same city for this sequence, where they're eventually targeted by Sorrento's henchmen?
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Facebook previously let advertisers target people using data from a number of sources: Data from Facebook, which the company collects from user activity and profiles.
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Miley was on the verge of securing a rotation spot and Logan was targeted for late duty in the bullpen.
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Li reportedly was targeted for an investigation after the test, though no outcome has ever been reported.
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First Known Use of target
1837
TARGET Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of target for English Language Learners
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: something that you are trying to do or achieve
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: a place, thing, or person at which an attack is aimed
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: the person or group that someone is trying to influence, sell something to, etc.
target
Definition of target for English Language Learners
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: to aim an attack at someone or something
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: to direct an action, message, etc., at someone or something
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