fire blindly

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to shoot a weapon without aiming

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Examples (10)

  • Cornered in the alley, the suspect began to fire blindly at the police.
  • Soldiers are trained never to fire blindly, as it wastes ammunition and endangers civilians.
  • He was firing blindly into the darkness, hoping to scare away the intruders.
  • From behind the barricade, the rebels would fire blindly down the street at approaching troops.
  • If you just fire blindly with a machine gun, you'll run out of bullets in seconds.
  • "Don't fire blindly!" the sergeant yelled. "Take a moment to aim!"
  • The panicked guard had fired blindly into the air when the alarm went off.
  • In the video game, it's a poor strategy to simply fire blindly into a smoke-filled room.
  • Trapped and unable to see, the lone survivor could only fire blindly toward the sound of his attackers.
  • To fire blindly is a last resort for someone who is out of options.