How to use "target" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "target" in popular movie and book plots

  • Realizing the creature does not target unarmed prey because there is "no sport", Dutch sends Anna to the helicopter unarmed.  - Predator (film)
  • It is then believed that Killian is the target of the Amyranth sacrifice.  - Sweep (book series)
  • The captain denies the request, saying that the target is too unimportant to waste powder and shot.  - Napoléon (1927 film)
  • After finishing the manuscript, Thurston realizes he is now a target of Cthulhu's worshippers.  - The Call of Cthulhu
  • The target of Leamas's mission was Fiedler, not Mundt, because Fiedler was close to exposing Mundt.  - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
  • Belbo finds himself the target of a real secret society that believes he possesses the key to the lost treasure of the Knights Templar.  - Foucault's Pendulum
  • Ursus orders they be used for target practice, but Zira helps them escape.  - Beneath the Planet of the Apes
  • Deciding that being a target is a poor prospect, he decides to seek out the Sioux camp and attempt dialogue, rather than wait.  - Dances with Wolves
  • He offers to sacrifice an American target to appease the Soviets, and he orders an American bomber towards New York City.  - Fail Safe (1964 film)
  • The operation begins and Delta Force operators capture Aidid's advisers inside the target building.  - Black Hawk Down (film)
  • The USS Nevada makes a run for the sea, becoming a primary target during the second wave.  - Pearl Harbor (film)
  • Blake's first target is a communications station on the planet Saurian Major.  - Blake's 7
  • They discover their next target to be a precious metals depository.  - Heat (1995 film)
  • Tommy becomes the target of bullies when his schoolmates discover he is Jewish.  - Gentleman's Agreement
  • Elizabeth was a bull, strong and hard-headed who kept the target in sight.  - House of Tudor
  • Muffley discloses the plane's target to help the Soviets find it, but Major Kong, his fuel dwindling, has selected a closer target.  - Dr. Strangelove

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