How to Use deadeye in a Sentence

deadeye

noun
  • Its deadeye headlight stare is the focus of a stout snout that sets the tone for the rest of the car’s upright stature.
    Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Each is deadeye with a gun — a good skill to have when rattlesnakes make their way into your home.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 June 2018
  • His deadeye three-point shooting and intelligent use of ball screens open up space for the rest of his game.
    Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • At the next level, deadeyes would surely free space Zion’s aerial attack on the rim.
    Jake Fischer, SI.com, 1 Aug. 2019
  • And Bogdan Bogdanovic arrives from Europe with a deadeye touch.
    SI.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Join us on deck for games such as handless doughnut eating, deadeye bowling and cauldron tossing.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Swiftly brushed, the accuracy of the botanical elements suggests a shot-from-the-hip deadeye aim.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • Washington is on its second kicker, but Dustin Hopkins’ replacement, Nick Rose, has been a deadeye.
    Dan Woike, latimes.com, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Pelinka was a deadeye shooter and a reliable reserve, a good player defined by his uncanny proximity to elite players.
    Lee Jenkins, SI.com, 17 Apr. 2018

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