How to Use point-blank in a Sentence

point-blank

adjective
  • James missed a point-blank layup on his first shot.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Her second shot was a short, point-blank floater in the lane.
    — Sean Gregory / Uncasville, TIME, 15 May 2024
  • Two Belmont friends were killed by point-blank shots to the head.
    — Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
  • And just point-blank believing in me.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 May 2026
  • Gandhi was shot in the chest and stomach at point-blank range.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • He had been shot at point-blank range in the chest and in the head with a shotgun.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
  • But Tania’s better half shot him in the face at point-blank range.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
  • Shooting point-blank at your own brothers.
    — Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Giffords, who was shot through the head at point-blank range, survived.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • While one man stood guard, the killer shot Mizell in the back of the head at point-blank range.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
  • She was reportedly shot twice at point-blank range and died at the scene.
    — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
  • His car was ambushed, and he was fatally shot at point-blank range.
    — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • All of those details lead to a great save on a point-blank one-timer with no time to react.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Stephanie Rodriguez had been shot seven times at point-blank range.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Miller capped the scoring with a first-touch shot from point-blank range in the 78th minute.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • One of them—Edward—asked me, point-blank, what was going on with her.
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Cure then fights back and puts his hand at the deputy's throat before Aldridge shoots him point-blank.
    — Christina Shaw, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Doyle was then executed, at point-blank range.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Evan Rodrigues had a point-blank look in front of the goal but couldn’t control the puck.
    — Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Bjorkstrand then nearly had his hat trick again with a point-blank chance from the slot that again rang off the post.
    — Geoff Baker, Anchorage Daily News, 1 May 2023
  • Anibal Godoy had a point-blank look at the goal in the 40th minute that went wide.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Boateng had a chance to break the deadlock just before the half, but had two point-blank attempts blocked.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Adames picked up a water cooler and deployed its contents at point-blank range.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Kids soaked up the moments in point-blank technicolor with wide eyes and slack jaws.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The victim, who was 18 years old, was shot in the neck at point-blank range, archives said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
  • An instant later, another agent opened fire at point-blank range.
    — Karen Cortes, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Execution of women at point-blank range, that was hard.
    — Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
  • Doncic had 34 points and nine rebounds before the point-blank shot that could have tied it.
    — Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Oettinger made a point-blank save on Cole Smith with 6 minutes left.
    — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There was a point-blank Radko Gudas shot midway through the third.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

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