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Meanings of pretty shot in English

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Usage of pretty shot in English
1
Pray don't give it a thought; that was a very pretty shot.
Blood of Tyrants
2
It was a pretty shot; see, right through the head.
Princess
3
And a pretty shot, too, by the book!
The Puppet Crown
4
It was a pretty shot, by Jove!
Peak and Prairie / From a Colorado Sketch-book
5
Ship's systems are pretty shot.
Hull zero three
6
Now, though the lad was a pretty shot enough, this of course was ridiculous, and I told him so plainly.
A Tale of Three Lions
7
Over he went, dead as a door-nail, and a pretty shot it was, though I ought not to say it.
Long Odds
8
It's pretty shot up.
Three stations: an arkady renko novel
9
Without that how are we to know to what distance we can send one of those pretty shot with which we are provided?
The Mysterious Island
10
Before leaving, I made rather a pretty shot with the "Dutchman" from the poop-deck of my diahbeeah at a crocodile basking on a sand-bank.
Ismailia
11
Believe me, Mr. Garvald, I have seen some pretty shots, but I have never seen your better.
Salute to Adventurers
12
"Come here and I'll show you a pretty shot for your Ballard."
Sunset Pass; or, Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land
13
" Pretty shot," he said admiringly from the sidelines, as he stood next to Liz.
Family ties
14
He carried an old gun, and slew with it a deer in a marshy hollow- aprettyshot, for the animal was ill-placed.
Salute to Adventurers
15
"Well, they were pretty shots," he said approvingly.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
16
"A pretty shot, my man."
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
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Pretty shot through the time
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