kill shot

noun

, Sports.

1. a decisive smashing or punching of a ball with the hand or a racquet such that it is virtually unreturnable, as in volleyball, handball, or badminton.

Example Sentences

“It was that split-second beforehand, right before you hit that QB, right before you wrap him up … not go for the kill shot every time. Just make the play.”

From Los Angeles Times

Based on the trajectory of the bullets, the kill shot to the father is the back of the head and the mother is crawling away when one of the brothers reloads and then kills her.

From Slate

Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” The kill shot from Lamar’s beef with Drake has reached the point where you’re sure to hear it half a dozen times — including from the organist — over the course of a game at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times

We keep holding out for a single incident — some kind of political kill shot — that will take Trump out.

From Salon

“He scrambles. He can move around, stop on a dime, spin around. There was a play early in the game where I thought I had a kill shot, he stopped. He’s a playmaker, so it feels good to be able to corral him like a chicken.”

From Washington Times