point-blank range. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He then shot them one by one from point-blank range. From Wordnik.com. ['You Could See The Hate'] Reference
I fired point-blank, and down he went as if felled by lightning. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
In the narrow circle of victors exploded his point-blank challenge. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
They were up to that blue line, firing at deadly point-blank range. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
'Nope, nope,' said he -- telling what I knew to be a point-blank lie. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
French 33-pounder battering cannon, might have a point-blank range of. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
Freeland then shot Williams twice more in the head at point-blank range. From Wordnik.com. [68 Bullets] Reference
He blurted the question point-blank, and Willa smiled in spite of herself. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
Beyond point-blank range, the gunner was never sure of hitting his target. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
One man was shot point-blank in the head as he took cover behind a TV crew. From Wordnik.com. [Caught In The Middle] Reference
When Bousquet, 84, came to the door, he shot him four times at point-blank range. From Wordnik.com. ['I Was Good And He Was Evil'] Reference
He fired at point-blank range and flashed over the boat as its front end exploded. From Wordnik.com. [Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet] Reference
These guns were flat trajectory weapons, with a point-blank range of about 300 yards. From Wordnik.com. [Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America] Reference
I seized the first opportunity, and it was so favorable that I broke off, point-blank. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
I was not caterer for this mess, nor did I belong to it even, so I refused point-blank. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
"Well yeah," Inhofe told HuffPost when asked point-blank if he would repeal the legislation. From Wordnik.com. [GOPers Line Up To Repeal Wall Street Reform] Reference
So he now seemed; for being told who waited upon him, he refused point-blank to see anybody. From Wordnik.com. [Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso] Reference
The soldiers entered, and one of them, seeing young Louise, fired a shot point-blank at her head. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915] Reference
At a signal from the leader of the Boxers, about fifty rifles were fired point-blank at the wall. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox, 1905.] Reference
The Koreans dominated play from the outset, creating several shot opportunities at point-blank range. From Wordnik.com. [Escape From Daegu] Reference
Zeldes said he asked Goldman point-blank two days before he died whether he was sleeping with Nicole Simpson. From Wordnik.com. [He Could Run... ...But He Couldn't Hide] Reference
In other words, the unarmed men were executed, not at point-blank range, but probably from at least a meter away. From Wordnik.com. [Unearthing The Truth] Reference
The boy also freely tells of gunning down a woman point-blank with his AK-47 when she refused to hand over some food. From Wordnik.com. [Boy Soldiers] Reference
He eventually fired point-blank into the wife and one of the friends; their necks snapped in the nooses as they fell. From Wordnik.com. [Pondering Death Row] Reference
When Trezeguet banged a point-blank shot against the underside of the cross bar, it summed up France's day-and tournament. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of A 'Beautiful Story'] Reference
But when he was asked point-blank whether Sununu's jaunts were excessive, the president said only, "You make that judgment.". From Wordnik.com. [The 'Air Sununu' Flap] Reference
"" I'd have to say point-blank that Leary asked me never to discuss it in a way that would absolutely craft it one way or another. From Wordnik.com. [Talk About A Head Trip] Reference
Aarons suggests calling the company's customer-service line and asking point-blank questions about the company's rating and solvency. From Wordnik.com. [Rest Insured] Reference
His robust health more than eight years later is a point-blank refutation of the prejudice against cancer survivors in all walks of life. From Wordnik.com. [Tsongas....And The Cancer Question] Reference
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