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"Sniper" Quotes from Famous Books

... he added suddenly. "You carrying wire, Bricky? There's a target for a sniper for ...

— Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer • Percy Keese Fitzhugh

... the range of the dirigible. It is stated, however, that this upper gun has proved unsatisfactory, owing to the stresses and strains imposed upon the framework of the envelope of the Zeppelin during firing, and it has apparently been abandoned. The position, however, is still available for a sniper or sharpshooter. ...

— Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War • Frederick A. Talbot

... sniper's bullet whirs Or twangs the whining wire; Sometimes a soldier sighs and stirs As ...

— Some Diversions of a Man of Letters • Edmund William Gosse

... better than the Baron's horse as they went past on the way to the post; the scarlet jacket glided along quickly, heading the others. Gold Star and Orbit were much fancied. Curlew, Halton, and Sniper had friends. Postman was the outsider, a two-hundred-to-one chance; only a few pounds went on him for the sake ...

— The Rider in Khaki - A Novel • Nat Gould

... cigarettes, and tobacco, started for the trenches. As we neared the front line the Germans began shelling the woods toward which we were headed. While we did some lightning calculating, we never slackened our pace but went through to the battalion headquarters. There a sniper volunteered as guide to the trenches. We passed several company headquarters and gave out our supplies to the men as they stood in the line ...

— The Fight for the Argonne - Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man • William Benjamin West

Words linked to "Sniper" : sharpshooter, snipe, sniper rifle, crack shot, marksman