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How to use point-blank in a sentence

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And they got the point-blank answer from the North Koreans that, yes, they were and, in effect, what does the U.S. want to do about it?
A general strike, Leon Trotsky once wrote, poses the question of power point-blank.
If Mother couldn't open up to Christina, especially in the face of a point-blank question, she couldn't open up to anyone.
Such an assessment could be used, for example, to deny point-blank asylum applications from Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka.
The strategy could involve a point-blank refusal by landowners to give bodies such as power companies, councils or the Army access to their land.
I speak my mind, just like that, nakedly right out there in the open, shockingly point-blank in front of everybody.
My brother had claimed Ryan wasn't a liar, but he was elusive so if I wanted to ask him a question, I'd have to do it point-blank.
Why is it I'm dying from a shotgun blast from 10 feet away or so, but when I get a point-blank shot, people decidedly do not die?
Switching to its cannon, Stephanie attempted to deliver a point-blank shot, which would be within the MW field's range.
Another argument erupted, and one of the men pulled out a gun from his waist and fired at Jack at point-blank range.
As soon as Kevin gave the order, they would fire at point-blank range at every ship that they could.
Jarod stared in disbelief, then raised his weapon and fired point-blank at Gabriel's chest.
Joshua screamed as another three soldiers came into the room and fired, point-blank, into the creature's stomach.
Nancy, I'm saying in mid-January, the police were asked the question point-blank, and they said yes, he's cooperating.
Before opening the vehicle, the police fired into it at point-blank range killing the boy.
The new vest includes two 1.5kg inserts that protect the vital organs against 9mm submachine gun fire at point-blank range.
There was a vicious exchange at Stokesay castle, where adversaries fired at point-blank range between the castle and the church.
Alice knew they would wait until she was at point-blank range before opening fire.
A catapult fired point-blank, and flames broke over the roiled water, but it was pointless.
Firing at point-blank range, roughly one hundred militia men killed one of their opponents.
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He might not have answered, or liked it, had I fired the question at him point-blank.
The chief refused at first, point-blank, to be a party to any such proceedings.
The range was almost point-blank, and there was, of course, no need to take either gravity or air resistance into account.
The firing, at point-blank range, was so furious that the men's clothing was ignited.
But, since to do this was to abandon Dandie Dinmont to their mercy, Brown refused point-blank.
Looking into the point-blank mouth of the Willingham pistol, he pulled his own.
Therefore, none of the posse would have a point-blank shot at him.
I watched him coming with a smile which, as he got into point-blank range, took effect and froze his very whiskers.
Hunsden's point-blank mode of speech which rather pleased me than otherwise because it set me at my ease.
The storm broke with the summer vacation and the boy's point-blank refusal to return to farm work.
Tight staging areas like this generally provide fast-action hunting for multitudes of deer, and bowshots are often point-blank.
In the midst of this tirade one of them drew a revolver and fired point-blank at the Russian.
No sir,' said the Squire, point-blank, 'I will not be seated.
Fogg proposed to the Indian to hire Kiouni, he refused point-blank.
Roca fired a free kick just wide before Ramsay produced a brilliant point-blank save to foil Mitchell.
He replied that he would ask old Nipper point-blank if he came up as usual to the Varsity match, and if they had the luck to meet.
Radford rushed up to him and fired point-blank again and again.
Had rutter fired point-blank at him he could not have been more astounded.
Cohen fired point-blank three shots, and there was a personal struggle.
They were up to that blue line, firing at deadly point-blank range.
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