trapshooters

plural of trapshooter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trapshooters
Noun
  • The idea of putting the team’s two best and highest-volume shooters on the floor together with Antetokounmpo is tantalizing, but both players only stand 6-foot-4.
    Eric Nehm, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The deputies followed the sound of gunfire and came across three target shooters, the sheriff’s report said.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The serial numbers of the two guns matched those which were taken from the Sussex home.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Video on social media showed police with guns pointed at a person lying on the tarmac beneath a blue Star of David on the brick building.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While protest organizers assured attendees police sharpshooters are not uncommon at Milwaukee protests, their presence at Sunday's protest prompted discussions online about why sharpshooters were there.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Trapshooters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trapshooters. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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