dead-eye
Americanverb (used with object)
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Sports. to make a successful shot or score with perfect aim; to kick, hit, or throw a ball or puck with great accuracy.
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to stare without expression or feeling.
noun
plural
dead-eyesOther Word Forms
- dead-eyed adjective
Example Sentences
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Her dead-eye kicking for the posts is a big strength, but that is unlikely to be needed against Scotland given the form of fly-half Zoe Harrison.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
As in that game, Boston used a strong rebounding advantage and an occasional dead-eye outside shooting to hold off the Lakers in Game 7.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2022
He was a dead-eye long-range shooter in pickup basketball.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 25, 2019
Leaving school at 15, things moved fast for Stewart, and he quickly became a dead-eye trap shooter, winning national titles, qualifying for the British team and competing at the 1957 European Championships in Paris.
From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2015
You can't have everything, and a better hand at turning-in a dead-eye don't walk a deck!
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir
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