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• The team used the weight of a drink bottle to hit the mark.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022
• But, again, Chubb and Hunt don’t need to rack up 100-yard games down the stretch to hit the mark.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2020
• The trend line looks like this week’s report will hit the mark.
  — John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
• Shiffrin hit the mark at age 27, while Stenmark was 32.
  — Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2023
• Shiffrin hit the mark at age 27, while Stenmark was 32.
  — Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2023
• Keep my head down, hit the mark, be a team player and make money.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
• And boy oh boy did this month’s newest menswear arrivals hit the mark.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 8 Mar. 2023
• Every one of Julie’s takes hit the mark, every note rang true.
  — Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
• Gard, 53, became the fourth UW coach and 23rd coach in Big Ten history to hit the mark.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
• Phil Esposito hit the mark four times in his days in Black and Gold.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2023
• There are so many sequels that miss the mark in sci-fi, but there are a few that really hit the mark.
  — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2025
• There's been a lot of things in recent movies that didn't quite hit the mark or things weren't accurate.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 22 July 2024
• Lead singles don’t always hit the mark, but MGK sure knocked his out of the ballpark this time around.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2020
• If a place could look like a hangover, Miami Beach would hit the mark.
  — Olivia McAuley, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2021
• The best dad songs and tribute songs for dad are often a mix of emotion and humor, and these tunes hit the mark.
  — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 30 May 2023
• Nine other men hit the mark and qualified for the final.
  — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
• Scented candles, like White Waves and Salted Sands, hit the mark in more ways than one.
  — Jennifer Cegielski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
• Both of these trends support the notion that custom and unique gifts are always going to hit the mark.
  — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
• The KitchenAid model hit the mark with the rice, too, which was cooked to perfection with no sticking or burning.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
• But scorching levels of buying would be needed to hit the mark.
  — Mark Weinraub Reuters, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2020
• Nageotte, the reigning Olympic champion, hit the mark on her first try.
  — oregonlive, 17 July 2022
• As with any instructions, more detail means more likely to hit the mark.
  — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
• The startup has hit the mark within two years of fully rolling out products in Walmart's stores.
  — Sridhar Natarajanand Jaewon Kang Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
• Ask the right questions and create solutions that hit the mark every time.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
• The Vegas Golden Knights have hit the mark three times in less than a decade of existence.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
• Lincoln has been surfing the 100,000-unit mark for a while now, and Volvo just hit the mark.
  — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
• Hall became the first Jets running back since Chris Ivory in 2015 to hit the mark.
  — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
• After all, neon coral for January just doesn't quite hit the mark.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
• Diplomatically, the glitzy look also hit the mark.
  — Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
• This ski jacket for men hit the mark for both style and function.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025